We have the opportunity for an Apprentice Youth Worker to join our Contact, Advice and Assessment Service (CAAS) Family First Early Response Hub.

The Family First Early Response Hub provides support and advice to families where there are worries and concerns. The aim of the Family First Early Response Hub is to help to prevent those worries and concerns from escalating to a point where the family require a statutory intervention from Children and Family Services.

The Hub is a multi-agency Hub and therefore different agencies are co-located within the Hub, to ensure a holistic response to families.

About the role of the Apprentice Youth Worker

Although we welcome all applicants, we encourage applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds such as:

• Children in care (care leavers/Children in care0)
• Young people classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training)
• Young people with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability)
• Young people with physical disabilities
• Young people with mental health issues
• Young people from BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) backgrounds
• Young people who are identified as being at risk (e.g. supported by our Children & Family Services teams due to being a young carer, family drug or alcohol abuse)

Young people refers to those under the age of 25

The role of the Apprentice Youth Worker within the Hub is to provide support, advice and guidance to young people aged 11-17 years old who are referred into the Early Response Hub. The primary purpose of the role is to engage young people in the community, to prevent escalation of worries and concerns and to promote engagement with existing community services.

The successful candidate will be required to present information within a multi-agency forum about the young people they are working with, in order to enhance the support plan with knowledge and experience from community agencies.

The successful candidate will be required to be proactive and engage in detached work in the community in order to actively engage young people.

A full driving licence is essential because of the rural nature of the district. Our main offices are based in Newbury and the outskirts of Reading.

CAAS is forward thinking and innovative in its practice. We are looking for individuals with drive and enthusiasm who are highly motivated to achieve ‘best outcomes’. If you are looking for a challenging and highly rewarding experience with a service that has a focus on continued learning and professional development we would welcome your application.

If you interested in working with us and want to know more, do not hesitate to contact Steph Coomber Team Manager for Triage and Early Response on 01635 503190 for a discussion. Or you can go straight to the links below to see the job description and complete our online application form.

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as flexible working, access to a wide range of relevant training, local government pension scheme, family friendly policies, a range of local discounts and much more. You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days per annum rising to a maximum of 33 days.

Visit www.westberks.gov.uk/socialwork for more information about our benefits and support package, but also to find out from our social workers and managers why West Berkshire is a great place to live and work.

This role is a fixed term contract for 22 months – Apprenticeship

Equal Opportunities
The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment, and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

Please complete an online application form.

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This role requires the incumbent to have a car available at work to undertake his/her duties as they will be expected to undertake at least 1500 business miles per year. Essential Car User status attracts a lump sum allowance paid on a monthly basis as well as a free car parking space if he/she works at one of the Council’s corporate buildings.

This role has been identified as public facing in accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016; the requirement to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English applies.

West Berkshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share these values. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. Successful candidates will be offered employment subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

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Location :Newbury

Closing Date :2/05/2023

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