NHS
Job title:
Children and Young Person Peer Worker
Company
NHS
Job description
The Black Country has been successful in implementing the keyworker model and has achieved success in keeping individuals in the community. The service is now looking to expand it’s offer, prioritising the ongoing engagement of our 0-25 year olds with a diagnosis of Learning Disability and/or Autism. The peer workers would be responsible for promoting positive engagement within the community, this will include individual and group based work. They will work both independently and alongside the keyworkers to empower and upskill alongside building links with our community partners. The service is seeking individuals who have knowledge and understanding of the systems this can be both from a professional or lived experience perspective. The successful candidate(s) would be motivated and positive in their approach, keen to work with others and make a differenceMain duties of the job
- To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
- To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
- To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
- To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
- To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
- To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
- To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individual’s needs are different.
- To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
- To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service
About usEmployees, workers, and / or contractors will be expected to uphold the values of the Trust and exhibit the expected Trust behaviours aligned to the Trust’s values. Individuals have a responsibility to ensure that they display the Trust values and behaviours in carrying out their job and that individuals feel able to challenge (or raise a challenge) when other colleagues’ behaviours breach the spirit of Trust values.Date posted22 November 2024Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 3Salary£24,071 to £25,674 a year Per annumContractFixed termDuration12 monthsWorking patternFull-time, Flexible workingReference number285-5032-LDJob locationsWolverhampton Civic Centre/remoteWolverhampton/Black Country WideWV1 9SEJob descriptionJob responsibilities
- To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
- To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
- To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
- To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
- To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
- To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
- To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individuals needs are different.
- To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
- To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
- To promote community engagement with our young people who have come through the keyworker system.
- To be an effective communicator which includes listening to our young people.
- To develop and facilitate a group which promotes social inclusion, confidence building and a sense of belonging for our young people.
- To support young people on an individual basis to work towards specific goals to promote impendence and inclusion.
- To work closely with the keyworker team and supporting in the development of the service across the Black Country
- To network with partner agencies having up to date information around current offers to sign post our young people too.
- To have a person-centred approach recognising that each individuals needs are different.
- To have the ability to be flexible in your communication styles and approaches.
- To build on existing Black Country good practice within the keyworker service
Person SpecificationCriteria required for the role.Essential
- Relevant/Transferrable Skills
- Experience of being part of a team
- Experience of helping others
- Effective communicator
Desirable
- Experience of leading a group
- Some understanding of children’s mental health and human rights and ability to/willingness to learn and undertake further training
- Ability to learn of Black Country locally available provision.
Person SpecificationCriteria required for the role.Essential
- Relevant/Transferrable Skills
- Experience of being part of a team
- Experience of helping others
- Effective communicator
Desirable
- Experience of leading a group
- Some understanding of children’s mental health and human rights and ability to/willingness to learn and undertake further training
- Ability to learn of Black Country locally available provision.
Expected salary
£24071 – 25674 per year
Location
Wolverhampton
Job date
Sun, 24 Nov 2024 08:59:34 GMT
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