Senior Keyworker: Undiagnosed Learning Disability and Autism (23183) in Horsforth

Are you an experienced practitioner looking for a dynamic role that makes a positive impact on the lives of children and young people with undiagnosed learning disability, autism or both? Do you believe in transforming health, social care and educational systems for children and young people with undiagnosed learning disability, autism or both? West Yorkshire Keyworker Service is recruiting and this could be the next role for you.

The role is full time, working Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. Extended Keyworker support is provided to children and young people with high needs as well as those who are inpatients or at risk of being admitted to hospital. Undiagnosed Keyworker support is also extended to the most vulnerable children with an undiagnosed learning disability and/or who could be autistic, including those who face multiple vulnerabilities such as looked after and adopted children and children and young people in transition between services as they turn 18.

As our Senior Keyworker you will be:

• passionate about and have experience of improving the lives of children, young people, young adults up to the age of 25 who are undiagnosed autistic and/or have an undiagnosed learning disability and their families
• building a trusting relationship with families so they get the support that they need at the right time, and where possible local to them, in their community
• supporting the operational leadership of our extended keyworker offer in the West Yorkshire Keyworker Service in its undiagnosed/high need priorities
• influencing internally and externally across systems
• working alongside cross-sector multiagency professionals including health, education, youth justice, voluntary sector and social care
• having experience of being transformational in working with children, young people, young adults up to the age of 25 who do not hold an autism and/or learning disability diagnosis - leading on safe practice and service development, ensuring service effectiveness
• having experience in data capture; with the ability to present data in reports and progress reports to commissioners at Place and across West Yorkshire
• receiving quality and reflective supervision and learning opportunities to develop you in the role

The Senior Keyworker: Undiagnosed Learning Disability and Autism reports to the Children's Services Manager, working closely with our Statutory Health Lead whose role informs strategic priorities, impact and outcomes. You will hold a caseload and support leadership in embedding and taking the learning from the extended keyworker offer; ensuring needs are met at times of crisis and high complexity.

This is an exciting opportunity that has arisen in the West Yorkshire Keyworker Service. It's a unique opportunity to combine practice expertise; supporting on transformational impact across systems at Place and across West Yorkshire, in a fast paced, innovative environment that puts children, young people, young adults up to the age of 25 who are undiagnosed autistic and/or undiagnosed learning disability and their families at the heart of everything we do.

You will work alongside a strong management team to operational oversight and data management to inform keyworking vision, priorities and development in West Yorkshire.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document - these provide you with details of the role and responsibilities you will hold. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.

Please note the interview date for this role is Friday 10th July 2026. Please ensure you are available on this date. Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31st March 2027 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.