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Company Overview

The YMCA is a leading non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting healthy living, youth development, and social responsibility within communities across Great Britain. We strive to create a welcoming environment where individuals can thrive and contribute positively to society.

Summary

• Deliver high-quality, trauma-informed, person-centred support to children and young people aged 16–17 living within YMCA Cheshire’s supported accommodation services.
• The role will empower young people to build independence, improve wellbeing, access opportunities and progress towards sustainable independent living through a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach.

Duties and responsibilities

Referrals

· Assist the Service Manager and Senior Practitioner with the referral process;

-Undertaking an initial interview with each Child and Young Person to explain what the service provides and ensure they are inducted into the accommodation thoroughly covering all aspects of Health and Safety and what to do in an emergency or crisis.

-Undertake a comprehensive Risk and Needs Assessment with each referral, ensuring that the views of Children and young people and key professionals are taken into account.

-Keep the Placement Team updated with all moves in and out of the service.

· When required assist the property maintenance team with Room Turnaround, in order to minimise voids and provide rapid accommodation responses.

Children and Young Persons Support and Outcomes

· Carry a caseload of Children andYoung People, provide one-to-one support and key work sessions.

· Provide support at times that are convenient to the Child or young person, including extended support in the evenings and at weekends

· Use a person-centred, psychological, and trauma-informed approach to build and maintain effective professional relationships with young people.

· Develop and implement person-centred support plans tailored to individual needs and aspirations, focused on independent living skills, education and employment, health, wellbeing, and resettlement.

· Offer emotional and practical support to help young people maintain their placement and achieve independence, including support with budgeting, shopping, cooking, healthy eating and nutrition, housework, laundry, health and hygiene, managing relationships, risk-taking, and safety.

· Ensure an appropriate response to the needs of young people presenting in crisis.

· Ensure each young person has a robust resettlement plan, supporting them to register and bid on Cheshire Home Choice where appropriate, and building relationships with landlords, supported housing providers, and housing associations to support move-on.

· Conduct regular six-weekly reviews of assessments and plans, and celebrate achievements and progress.

· Attend pathway planning meetings, reviews, and multi-agency meetings.

· Advocate for young people and support them to have their voices heard.

· Conduct regular room checks and report any property maintenance issues promptly.

· Signpost and refer young people to statutory, voluntary, community, and faith sector services.

· Support young people to access education, training, employment, volunteering opportunities, and YMCA informal learning programmes and activities.

· Deliver one-to-one and group sessions with young people, such as cooking, art and craft, and gardening.

· Support young people to pursue hobbies and interests and access local cultural and leisure activities.

· Support young people to build positive relationships and community connections.

· Build effective working relationships with professionals and partner organisations and ensure a multi-agency approach to information-sharing and coordinated support.

· Ensure a step-down approach to support.

· Use creative and flexible approaches to engagement.

· Take account of cultural, language, and religious needs.

· Maintain accurate, timely and efficient records and case notes on the CRM system (Inform).

· Attend and contribute to team briefings, meetings and handovers ensuring communication between staff teams.

· Attend external meetings, such as Ignition, CHAPS, and Contextual Safeguarding, in the absence of the Service Manager or when requested.

· Participate in reflective practice and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Be fully versed with safeguarding to protect each individual from harm in accordance with current safeguarding legislation.
• Ensure equality and diversity is embedded within service delivery
• Work according to the policies and procedures of YMCA Cheshire at all times
• Actively participate in the supervision and training process to develop better services and continuous personal development
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably be required

Pay: £30,090.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person