Navigator & Tailored Support Youth Worker in Stafford

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. We achieve this in two ways: improving lives on the frontline through delivery of public services and using our knowledge to change 'the system' to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help.

As a Navigator & Tailored Support Youth Worker, you will be providing support to children and young adults (CYA) who are victims of, at risk of, or involved in serious/youth violence. Support will predominantly occur at ‘reachable moments’ in custody settings and hospital sites within the county of Staffordshire.

Responsibilities:

• Responding to notifications received from designated custody settings at reachable moments where violence is a factor related to arrests made.
• Responding to notifications received from designated health settings at reachable moments where violence is a factor related to injuries sustained.
• Identifying risk and support needs of CYA engaged through Navigator interventions (and their families/significant others where necessary) and signposting/referring onto specialist support services to mitigate the occurrence of future incidents.
• Completing dynamic risk assessments to ensure the safety and protection of CYA engaged, their families/significant others, and professionals involved.
• Sharing information to safeguard individuals linked to violence including Police intelligence, safeguarding referrals, Child Exploitation Processes.
• Develop and sustain productive working relationships with partner agencies to ensure regular and appropriate referrals.
• Undertaking tailored, short term, one to one interventions with CYA where additional support is required, following Navigator involvement or where referrals are received from external sources.
• Creating collaborative action plans and risk reduction plans capturing outcomes through the use of the Outcome Star tool.
• Conducting Educational Awareness training within partner agencies to increase understanding of youth violence and associated harms (including exploitation, knife crime, trafficking, and criminality).
• Completing all required monitoring information within set timescales to assist the production of feedback reports and case studies to funders and stakeholders to track and monitor progress against outcome targets and Key Performance Indicators.

Other:

• Familiarisation with all Catch22 policies and procedures and working in line with service specifications.
• Attend and engage in regular supervision and appraisal sessions for continued personal and professional development.
• To attend relevant training courses and networking sessions as agreed with the line manager.
• To act as an ambassador for Catch22, upholding and promoting our corporate values and to participate in publicity events promoting the service at local level.
• Be willing to work on a flexible rota system to meet the demands of the service which will include some evenings and weekends.
• To carry out such other relevant duties, as may be required and as are commensurate with the nature and grading of the post.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 GCSE’s or equivalent, grade C or above.
• Relevant professional qualification in Youth/community work, Social Care, Health or Education.
• Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of, involved in or victim to youth violence (including Child Exploitation) linked to Adult and Children Safeguarding Policy and procedures.
• Knowledge and understanding of Equality & Diversity issues.
• Experience of working directly with young people on level 2-4 on the continuum of need presenting a variety of support needs including keep safe work with those involved in violence.

Additional Information:

• Salary: £26,267.92
• Contract: Permanent
• Location: Health & Custody settings within Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire. This role will predominantly be based within the South of the County (Lichfield, Tamworth, East Staffordshire, South Staffordshire & Cannock).
• This is a Full time role (37 hrs per week). Flexible working as part of a rota system including evenings and weekends.
• Vetting and Clearance Requirements: Enhanced DBS check. You will need a current driving licence, business insurance and use of suitable vehicle for work, and be willing to travel across Stoke and Staffordshire to deliver/coordinate service outputs. Broader travel may also be a requirement of the service.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live. Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due diligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. If you are applying for this role and are care experienced/care leaver, Catch22 offers a mentor to assist with the application process. Please contact cath.forshaw@catch-22.org.uk if you would like to find out more about this support. This information will not be passed to the team recruiting for this position.

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box: Catch22 is proud to have Banned the Box. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.