Youth Community Worker

Randstad are keen to recruit an experienced Youth Community Worker who will become an integral part of an experienced Social Care team providing invaluable support to senior Social Workers and management teams in the delivery & provision of efficient and effective services to children & families across Northern Ireland.

Benefits

Band 5 £14.53 per hour (Standard Hours)
Full Time Hours - 37.5 per week (Part time hours also considered pending experience)
Enhanced overtime and unsocial hours premiums available
Competitive mileage allowance
Enhanced Holiday package
Employee Assistance programme
Fully funded Training & E-Learning
Immediate Start dates available
6 - 12 month contract with scope for extensionRequirements

Valid UK Driving licence essential
NVQ Level 3 or above in Child Care, Youth Work or Health and Social Care
Min 2 years experience working with young people aged 12 - 18
Experience working with looked after children would be highly advantageous
NISCC Registered
Effective communicator
Ability to prioritise and manage a varied caseload
Ability to build rapport with parents, young people & social care professionals
Due to the nature of this role, candidates will be subject to enhanced vetting including an Enhanced Access NI checkResponsibilities

To engage young people in a range of activities to enhance positive community integration
Develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders including the PSNI, Youth Justice Agency, Schools and Education and training providers and relevant voluntary and community organisations
Liaise with all other appropriate persons involved in the care of the young person
Support Social Workers with a range of activities including reporting
Lead by example in the promotion of high standards of care, to ensure a quality service
Co-ordinate effective and holistic care in a multi-professional setting
Helping in the planning of care using person centred planningRandstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing