Residential and Edge of Care Worker
About The Position
Young people are at the heart of our practice at Norfolk County Council. They have established key principles for their ideal worker to help them flourish. Our New Roads Hubs place practitioners and relationship-based practice at the heart of what we do. Through Vital Signs, our vision for Children in Norfolk, we work with whole family networks and across the whole system to support families to build on their strengths and to achieve the best possible outcomes. Bringing together a team of specialists through a central hub, our model is designed to provide intensive short-term interventions to prevent entry into care, escalation to long term care, prevent placement breakdown or facilitate placement step downs.
Requirements
- Good level of literacy and numeracy.
- Willingness to undertake relevant training courses.
- Ability to form effective relationships with children.
- A full driving licence.
- Daily access to a vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- Passion to support young people.
- Be a good listener.
- Have patience, understanding.
- Really want to support young people so they can achieve the best possible outcomes in life.
Responsibilities
- Undertake a keyworker role with residents, ensuring that the young person’s views and wishes are sought and acted upon and maintain the relationship through key transitions.
- Contribute to the care planning process by participating in statutory reviews, planning meetings, and progress meetings as required.
- Undertake ‘sleep-in’ duties on a rota basis.
- Provide outreach support for young people and families.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
