JOB PROFILE

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JOB TITLE: Lead Youth Worker (North Wales) for Connected

RESPONSIBLE TO: Connected Manager

HOURS OF WORK: 25-35 hours a week (flexible with some evenings and 2 Saturdays a month)

LOCATION: Home based with travel across North Wales and occasional visits to Cardiff/South Wales. Groups currently being held in Bangor and Mold 

DURATION: Permanent

SALARY / GRADE: Grade 4 (£27,917 - £31,023)

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

•        Connected Manager

•        Connected staff team and volunteers

•        Service Manager, Director and wider youth staff  and AUK managers Representative staff from regional adoption services and the Central team from National Adoption Service

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

To deliver the existing Connected monthly activity groups for adopted children and young people in North Wales

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•        To work with the Connected Service Managers and staff from the regional adoption service to continue to deliver the groups for Children and young people in North Wales.

•        To deliver and promote all four elements of CONNECT, the Children and Young People’s service in North Wales, in collaboration with the regional partners and to work with the Adoption UK team to provide national events for adopted children and young people and one to one support, from time to time.

•        To work closely with other Adoption UK staff delivering support to parents in Wales to ensure the young adopted person’s whole family is aware of and accessing adoption support services where appropriate

•        To organize and supervise the work of the Children and Young People Support Worker, and representative staff provided by the regional adoption agencies, and volunteers, who help deliver the groups.

•        To undertake the processing of referrals and initial engagement with young people and families.

•        To work with the young people and their families to establish whether the service is appropriate for them and agree measurable outcomes in line with the guidance provided for the Regulated and Inspection Social Care 2016 Act for adoption services, as advised by the Service Manager.

•        To signpost or refer for other support identified through initial visits.

•        To maintain agreed levels of contact with young people and their adoptive family whilst they remain registered with the service.

•        To review at regular intervals whether the service is still an appropriate service for the children and young people.

•        To plan an annual programme of group sessions and activities for delivery within the agreed budget with the support and direction of the Connected Manager.

•        To take responsibility for the day to day planning and accurate recording of the service activity using the electronic data management system in place.

•        To work closely with administrative and business support staff in the Wales office to ensure the booking of venues, activities etc. and gather output and outcome data from the service

•        To support office based staff by gathering statistical and other relevant information to support fundraising activities for the service

•        To support young people who wish to have their voices heard in national and regional forums and events.

•        To attend internal and external training sessions and other meetings as appropriate, in order to learn and remain up to date with adoption issues, relevant policies, working practices and systems and network with other youth work providers in Wales.

•        To engage in supervision and professional development

Person Specification criteria

This role profile is a guide to the nature of the work required and may involve other such duties as deemed necessary by the Organisation. It is not wholly comprehensive or restrictive. The role profile will be reviewed with the post-holder at significant points for the Organisation. Postholder is expected to abide by all organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice, and to work within a framework of equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.