My Space Intervention Worker

As part of the dedicated My Space Sefton Protection Against Child Exploitation Team. Work as part of a multi-agency team delivering creative interventions for children and young people assessed as suffering harm through Exploitation. To provide intensive, evidenced based interventions for children and young people using a Trusted Adult, Child First and trauma informed approach

MAIN DUTIES

1) Co-Work closely with Children's Social Care Social Work Teams to provide effective interventions as part of ETAC- Exploitation Team Around the Child Approach, delivering planned interventions and approaches to ensure identified risks and needs are reduced for Children and young Person.

2) Work proactively and persistently with young people and families using a wide range of methods and approaches underpinned by a Trusted Adult and Reachable moments practice principles.

3) Contribute to assessment, care planning and reviews ensuring a child centred focus and empowering children, young people and their families

4) To participate in and assist with the co-ordination of care planning for children and young people. To ensure care plans are up to date, followed and met.

5) To produce, monitor and review individualised ETAC and risk assessments for children and young people.

6) Prepare and deliver reports for multi-agency meetings and childcare decision-making forums ensuring an accurate factual record is maintained.

7) Identify and assess levels of risk and need and with support, deliver protective and/or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after. Take responsibility for reporting of risk properly through the line management and ETAC structure.
Qualifications Related and relevant children and families, Youth Qualifications

Experience Knowledge of Exploitation in all its forms, and impact.

Background in delivering interventions with exploited children.

Significant experience of youth work and services

Demonstrable skills, knowledge and aptitudes Understanding of the stages of child development, separation and loss.

Understand the impact of Trauma on a child's emotional and cognitive development

Understand the forms, features and risk associated with and caused by all forms of exploitation.

Understanding of the Children Act 1989

Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of other agencies who work with young people and the ability to work in partnership with such agencies.

Ability to work as a member of a team. Build, establish and maintain trusted adult relationships with children

Experience of direct work with children and using resources to gain a better understanding of the child's lived experience. .

Good planning and organisational skills

Demonstrate an experiencing of contributing in the child's meetings/report writing and delivery.

Demonstrate experience in delivering workshops to children and to agencies involved.

An ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing to a range of colleagues within the partnership.

Understanding of and commitment to the principles of equality and diversity practices.

Understanding of risk assessment and health and safety issues.

Ability to communicate effectively with children, their families and relevant professionals.

The ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-agency team, and to work independently.

Willingness to work in a flexible manner and out of office hours.

A commitment to continuously develop self and update knowledge .

An ability to make sound decisions when working under pressure.

Demonstrate a commitment to the participation of service users in the development and implementation of programmes.

A demonstrable commitment to ongoing professional development including staff supervision and appraisal and a willingness to undertake further training.

Special requirements This post is registered as exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and in accordance with the Police Act; the successful candidate must be able to obtain satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure in order to be appointed to the post. In the respect a criminal record check will be undertaken prior to confirmation of appointment.

An understanding of, and commitment to, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

Be familiar with and use information technology and computerised records systems.