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Family Support WorkerFull Time or Part Time ConsideredGreat Training &amp; Career PathYou will be called upon to support the delivery of physiotherapy sessions, music therapy, Speech and Language Therapy and home play sessions. You will support the therapists to create a learning environment that is appropriate, stimulating and addresses all areas of the child’s learning whilst focusing on developing each child’s functional skills.&nbsp;This will include not only traditional practice but involve ensuring activities are accessible to our families including indoor, outdoor and community based activities and the use of technology.&nbsp;<ul><li>You will support the work of the Outreach Worker through providing behaviour support and leading and planning sessions as directed by the team. </li><li>Safeguarding and the welfare of children are paramount to this role. </li><li>You will also be called upon to work with and give specialised support and advice to carers and families and provide ongoing pastoral support, as well as supporting siblings through play during session times. </li><li>You will be a vital part of the overall Fundraising team, helping to evangelise for the service within the community as well as helping to ensure that our services and families take the lead in all of our marketing and communications.</li></ul>Key Tasks and Main Duties:<ul><li>Work with the therapists to support the children to access high quality provision.</li><li>Work with the Outreach Worker to ensure the needs of the families are being met in terms of signposting to other agencies, supporting with behaviour issues and assisting with supporting statements.</li><li>Be prepared to undertake when asked training and other professional development as required.</li><li>Assist with session planning, organisation, set up prior to each session, recording of observations and clearing away at the end of a session.</li><li>Creating resources as directed by therapists.</li><li>Implement and maintain a lending library of resources to families.</li><li>Support with the delivery of sessions and support other sessions as necessary such as sensory play, music therapy and other services.</li><li>Lead the sibling support sessions as required</li><li>Support the therapists in the monitoring, evaluating of children’s progress and learning in order to inform planning and identify individual needs as well as measurement against impact benefits</li><li>Plan for appropriate learning environments</li><li>Ensure that the physical environment is maintained to high standards of safety, hygiene and presentation</li><li>Build and foster strong relationships and excellent communication with parents and guardians providing on-going pastoral support</li><li>Hands on involvement in all fundraising activities, including participating in 3rd party fundraising events for the Charity when required.</li><li>To assist in the preparation work for audits and inspections</li><li>To adhere to Data Protection, Equal Opportunities, Risk Management, Confidentiality and all other Charity policies and procedures</li><li>This post includes 30 days of holiday per year plus UK national and bank holidays and can be done flexibly.</li></ul>You Should Have Proven Experience:<ul><li>A level 3 qualification in Early Years</li><li>A high standard of written and spoken English.</li><li>A lively and enthusiastic style.</li><li>A commitment to the benefits of early intervention services, a vision for how that can help families in their own homes and in the world today</li><li>Excellent organisational skills.</li><li>Desire to join an existing team and help where needed.</li><li>Flexible with your approach to working hours (able to accommodate the Charity’s service needs)</li><li>Confident about working with a wide range of families including in a family home and sensitive to the needs and wishes of our children and their family’s</li><li>Able to demonstrate the need for confidentiality and privacy</li><li>Reliable and trustworthy with a good sense of humour</li></ul>

Family Support Worker

<h5>Description</h5>15 hours per week / £26,765 per annum pro rata / fixed term until 31 March 2027 / working two days a week, working pattern to be discussed at interview.<a href="https://www.ymcadlg.org/ymca-downslink-group-about-us/" target="_blank">Our mission</a>&nbsp;is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.We are recruiting for an Emotional Mental Health Worker to support young people aged 11-25 living in Worthing and surrounding areas.Mind The Gap Emotional Health Support offers young people an alternative way of accessing mental health support. The service offers support to young people who are struggling to find or engage with the right services. This support offer is youth-work based non-clinical support.&nbsp;Working primarily from Worthing Library, you will deliver face-to-face sessions using evidence-based interventions to engage, educate and empower young people around issues affecting their emotional wellbeing.Key responsibilities:&nbsp;<ul><li>Offer 7 sessions of support to each young person, including initial needs assessment and weekly sessions</li><li>Lead on facilitation of emotional well-being and psycho-educational groups</li><li>Support young people transitioning from specialist CAMHS/AMHS services</li><li>Work systemically with parents/carers, educators, and health professionals</li><li>Develop links with agencies and make appropriate referrals</li><li>Promote service user participation and voice</li><li> Comply with safeguarding, health &amp; safety, data protection and EDI policies</li></ul>Qualifications, knowledge, and experience<ul><li>Knowledge of issues facing young people, especially those socially excluded</li><li>Experience in safeguarding children and young people</li><li>Ability to support appropriate mental health pathways</li><li>Training in emotional wellbeing interventions or qualification in youth work</li><li>Understanding of short-term support models</li></ul>If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Ellie.Hayes@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Ellie.Hayes@ymcadlg.org</a>&nbsp;Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Recruitment@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Recruitment@ymcadlg.org</a>CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 4 November at midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.TO APPLY: Please scroll down the page to the application formSuccessful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions.&nbsp;We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this roleAn inclusive workplace&nbsp;We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.&nbsp;Accessibility&nbsp;If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.&nbsp;Successful applicants&nbsp;are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the&nbsp;Children’s and Adults’ barred lists)&nbsp;check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.&nbsp;

YMCA DownsLink Group

Emotional Health Worker

<h5>Description</h5>30 hours per week / £32,565 per annum pro rata / fixed term until December 2026 / working Monday - Thursday 9.00-17.00.<a href="https://www.ymcadlg.org/ymca-downslink-group-about-us/" target="_blank">Our mission</a>&nbsp;is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.WiSE&nbsp;is a specialist Child Sexual Exploitation project which works closely in partnership with Police, Children’s Services, Education and health professionals, housing&nbsp;organisations&nbsp;and youth services to raise awareness and improve responses to sexual exploitation.&nbsp;As a Male CSE Practitioner, you will work across Sussex &amp; Surrey to provide case work support and group interventions to boys and young men at risk of or experiencing sexual exploitation, as well as those exhibiting harmful sexual behaviour. You will deliver outreach sessions in various settings, collaborate with professionals to support interventions leading to prosecutions, and provide training on boys/young men and sexual exploitation.Due to the nature of the client group, there is an occupational requirement that the post holder is male. Full driving license and access to a car required due to the large geographic service area.Key responsibilities:<ul><li>Carry a caseload of boys &amp; young men identified as exhibiting harmful sexual behaviours and/or being sexually exploited</li><li>Work collaboratively with other professionals to provide intensive and holistic support</li><li>Maintain detailed case notes and contribute to reports</li><li>Facilitate group work interventions in schools, accommodation projects and youth groups</li><li>Deliver detached sessions in various settings to engage at-risk boys &amp; young men</li><li>Provide expertise and increase awareness of harmful sexual behaviour and sexual exploitation</li><li>Contribute to WiSE Child Exploitation training and awareness campaigns</li></ul>Experience and Knowledge:<ul><li>Proven experience in safeguarding young children</li><li>Experience providing casework support to boys &amp; young men</li><li>Group work experience with young people</li><li>Safeguarding children and young people at risk of serious harm</li><li>Delivering and risk assessing outreach work with young people</li><li>Knowledge of risks posed to vulnerable young people through sexual exploitation and harmful sexual behaviour</li><li>Significant knowledge and understanding of boys and young men and their lives</li></ul>Qualifications:Qualification in Youth Work/Social Work or equivalent, or comparable experience working with vulnerable young people.If you would like any further information or an informal discussion about this post, please contact&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Emma.Kester@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Emma.Kester@ymcadlg.org&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Should you require any assistance with our application process, please email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:Recruitment@ymcadlg.org" target="_blank">Recruitment@ymcadlg.org</a>CLOSING DATE: Sunday 9 November at midnight. We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible.TO APPLY: Please scroll down the page to the application formSuccessful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions.&nbsp;We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this roleAn inclusive workplace&nbsp;We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment.&nbsp;Accessibility&nbsp;If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please do contact us.YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns.&nbsp;Successful applicants&nbsp;are required to undertake an Enhanced DBS (including the&nbsp;Children’s and Adults’ barred lists)&nbsp;check, along with a reference and background check carried out by a third-party service provider.&nbsp;

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