Job Introduction
We are excited to announce that we are going to be working in collaboration with the National House Project, setting up our very own House Project, based in Tamworth. This is a fixed term role until August 2026.
The House Projects:
- supports young people leaving care to create their own homes and live connected and fulfilling lives.
- is co-designed with young people and they work together to develop relationships and learn skills that enable them to live successful adult lives.
We are seeking enthusiastic and adaptable practitioner, who will help develop and deliver the ethos of the project.
Main Responsibility
As a Young Persons Practitioner, you will be providing direct support to care leavers, through a trauma-informed approach using group work, the ORCHIDS Practice Framework, and the House Project Programme.
You will also:
- be supporting our young people to make the transition to independent living in both a group and 1-1 setting
- be providing practical and emotional support, along with advice and guidance to young people
- be able to work flexibly, innovatively, and in a solution focussed and empowering way to help our young people to achieve the best possible outcome
- create and deliver weekly group sessions to a small group, to provide practical and emotional support,
The Ideal Candidate
You will:
- have experience of working directly with children and young people in a social care, education, housing, or youth work setting.
- have experience working closely with other agencies and professionals (statutory and voluntary)
- be able to demonstrate highly developed communication and influencing skills in a variety of contexts with young people.
- be confident and have experience creating and delivering group sessions to young people that are both creative and engaging.
- have an understanding of the social, emotional, safeguarding, and practical challenges facing young people in care and care leavers and have an understanding of how these may be overcome.
You may be required to work some evenings and weekends
Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Kariss Carridis: kariss.carridis@staffordshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held W/C 7th October
About Staffordshire County Council
We are no ordinary county council:
Our Values:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.
Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.
We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.
Our benefits:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire
Our recruitment process:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities
As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.
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