Community Adolescent Service (CAS) Practitoner
- Employer: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Salary: Grade G SCP 20 – 25 £ 25,295 to £28,785 per annum + weekend enhancement
- Location: Melrose House
- Contract: Permanent
- Working Pattern: Full Time/Weekends
- Hours: 36 hours per week.
- DBS Check: No
- Closing Date: 05/04/2020 at 23:55
- Reference: CSC/20/121267
Community Adolescent Service Practitioner – Full Time: Permanent 36 hours per week
Community Adolescent Service - Providing a borough wide service
We are looking for an experienced, proactive practitioner who has the ability to work as part of a team , with families often in times of crisis to add value our team
Introducing ourselves:
The Community Adolescent Service provide support to families, children and young people aged 8-18 years, who are at risk of or on the edge of entering the care system and facilitate safe return home to support their plan.
The team work across the borough using agile working arrangements.
Job requirements:
With support you will work with the Social worker and other professionals undertaking a role within the children’s social care plan. You will work directly with young people and their families addressing issues of behaviour management, their wishes and feelings and relationships with significant others. Assisting them to identify their own strengths and difficulties and work towards family resolutions. Issues addressed within the service can be both parental and young person’s substance misuse, mental health issues, NEET, child exploitation, gun and gang crime and youth homelessness. We also work with family to address social or personal relationship issues and violence within the home.
The team work on a rota over a 7-day week, working flexible hours to meet the needs of the families providing planned work and supporting Sefton Emergency duty team as/when required over the weekend period.
We deliver Triple P both group and 1:1 and Strengthening Families programmes and are looking for a practitioner trained to deliver/co facilitate parenting programmes to add value to our team
A full list of the criteria for applying for this post can be found within the person specification.
Equal Opportunities
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
How to apply
Please apply online via the link provided.
Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).
Please fully complete the online application form.
