Families

Youth Justice Practitioner - Hackney

Youth Justice Practitioner Hackney 24/02/2024 – 3 months initially Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 36 hrs/week Direct work with young people who are at risk of, or have offended Aim to prevent young people from becoming involved in crime, and for those who have already offended, reducing offending behaviours Working in partnership with a range of practitioners across Children and Family Services, police, other local authorities, probation, Youth Courts and mental health practitioners Ensure that children, young people, their families and carers are assessed and effective plans are put into place Support the planning and delivery of evidenced based and outcome focussed interventions and programmes Ensure that outcome focussed plans are in place Share information about young people with other agencies, when appropriate, to manage risks to others, to safeguard them and promote their welfare Ensuring that all requirements for bail assessments, report...

Job Type:

Temporary

Location:

London

Salary:

N/A

Job Ref:

1149386

Substance Use Recovery Worker - Hereford

Substance Use Recovery Worker  Hereford  10/02/2025 – 2 months initially Monday to Friday, 9am – 5.30pm, 37 hrs/week Effective case management of service users with substance use issues Carry out comprehensive substance use assessments including assessment of personal strengths and identification of any risk factors Formulate, monitor and review risk assessments and risk management plans that effectively safeguard and protect service users and families/carers from harm Develop person centred recovery plans using a strengths-based approach in partnership with service users and others involved in their support network Deliver and support harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening Delivery of psychosocial treatment interventions in groups and on a 1:2:1 basis Supporting service users to access clinical interventions where required including engaging in clinical rev...

Job Type:

Temporary

Location:

West Midlands

Salary:

N/A

Job Ref:

1149351

Children's Residential Support Worker - Wrexham

Children’s Residential Support Worker  Children’s Home, Wrexham 10/02/2025 – 3 months initially  Rota basis – working days, evenings, waking nights and weekends, 37 hrs/week Support children/young people who have a range of needs such as early childhood trauma, attachment disorders, challenging behaviour and experience of multiple placement breakdowns to enable them to come to terms with their past to build resilience and the skills needed to achieve the best possible outcomes Case managing, providing high quality and person centred care to children young people and their families based on an assessment of need Contributing to the development and evaluation of care plans Referring issues as appropriate that requires specialist or management support Access to a range of stimulating and safe activities and experiences within and external to the home Provide emotional, social and practical support to young people who can display challenging emoti...

Job Type:

Temporary

Location:

Wales

Salary:

N/A

Job Ref:

1147329

Social Work Assistant - Leicester

Social Work Assistant  Leicester 17/02/2025 – 3 months initially Monday to Thursday 8.30-17.00, Friday 8.30-16.30, 37 hrs/week – Office based Provide First Response Screening, handling safeguarding concerns, assessing risk and sharing information when people report abuse or neglect Handling telephone calls and emails in relation to Children’s Social Care as well as urgent referrals to the police Aim help to stop abuse, keep vulnerable children safe and assist families to receive support timely Provide telephone advice and support to families such as directing families to self-help resources, identify where the needs are greater than can be met by advice only and escalate appropriately to a Social Worker/Team Manager, take phone messages and updates for Social Workers Assisting social workers Working with professionals from children’s social care, targeted family help, the police, health and other agencies You will be supervised by qualified so...

Job Type:

Temporary

Location:

East Midlands

Salary:

N/A

Job Ref:

1146972

Substance Use Recovery Worker - Slough

Substance Use Recovery Worker Slough 20/01/2025 – 3 months initially Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 37 hrs/week Effective case management of service users with substance use issues Carry out comprehensive substance use assessments including assessment of personal strengths and identification of any risk factors Formulate, monitor and review risk assessments and risk management plans that effectively safeguard and protect service users and families/carers from harm Develop person centred recovery plans using a strengths-based approach in partnership with service users and others involved in their support network Deliver and support harm reduction interventions, including needle exchange and access to physical health care including BBV and health screening Delivery of psychosocial treatment interventions in groups and on a 1:2:1 basis Supporting service users to access clinical interventions where required including engaging in clinical reviews En...

Job Type:

Temporary

Location:

South East London

Salary:

N/A

Job Ref:

1135933