Four Outreach and Engagement Worker posts in the Early Help & Family Engagement Service, Children & Young People Services: two permanent in the Central Area, one permanent in the North Area and one fixed-term in the North Area to March 2028. The work covers under-5s groups, youth clubs, street-based youth work and a caseload of young people who are not in education, employment or training. Hours vary to meet service need, with some evenings and weekends, and an enhanced DBS check is required.
What the job involves
- Run groupwork with children and families, including under-5s groups and evening youth clubs
- Work with young people on the street and in their communities (detached youth work)
- Deliver centre-based youth work
- Hold a one-to-one caseload of young people who are NEET and help them identify options and overcome barriers
- Support service delivery at Best Start in Life Family Hubs
- Provide post 16 education and employment support
- Give practical help and advice to children and families to help them reach their potential
- Organise a varied, challenging daily workload and prioritise competing demands, with support
- Respond independently to unexpected situations and show initiative
- Keep accurate reports
What’s required
Experience
- Experience of working directly with children, young people and their families
Skills & knowledge
- Organising a varied, challenging daily workload independently
- Showing initiative and responding independently to unexpected situations
- Accurate reporting
- Confident managing difficult conversations with families
- Managing challenging behaviour from young people
- Flexibility to work different hours, including some evenings and weekends
Checks & eligibility
- Enhanced DBS check
Other
- Experienced, flexible, committed practitioner
What’s offered
- Strong management support and oversight from approachable senior managers
- Regular reflective supervision
- Professional learning and development under the Rotherham Family Approach (Signs of Safety, Restorative Approaches, Social Pedagogy)
- Access to the bespoke Learning Academy
- Positive learning environment
- Competitive rates of pay and excellent benefits
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
