Transition Worker

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Location: Elgin, Morayshire

Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time - 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm however there will be a requirement of evening and weekend working

Closing date for applications is 28th April and interviews are scheduled to take place on 5th May.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

We are one of the largest children's charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK's vulnerable children for over 150 years.

A bit about the role

Are you passionate about supporting young individuals in their journey towards independence? We're looking for a dedicated Transition Worker to assist young people transitioning from care to independent living or back home. This role involves collaborating closely with youths, their families, and various agencies to ensure tailored support is provided. Responsibilities include nurturing essential life skills, facilitating access to education and well-being services, and guiding them through the complexities of adulthood.

Our Transition Worker role, although sitting within our family support service, is going to predominantly work with young people who have been in care transition out of care and into their own tenancy. There will also be an expectation and requirement to work with families - including on some parenting skills and emotional regulation for parents, to ensure stronger outcomes in terms of returning home, where appropriate.

You'll work across a range of community settings, including our own residential services as well as Moray Councils.

The service delivery model offers preventative interventions to young people and families in their homes and communities, helping them identify needs and develop strategies to address them. The core theme of emotional, physical, and social wellbeing guides all service activities, with a focus on keeping children safe and placing families at the heart of decision-making processes.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of the Transition Worker role will be:

• Supporting young people living in care (inc. foster or supported living) to successfully transition into their own tenancy - or in some cases to return home
• Working with the family and wider supports, where applicable, of young people transitioning out of care
• Supporting young people living in care access appropriate services that meet their needs
• Working with the team around the young person to ensure they are supported in terms of what next
• Working with young people (not just care experienced) who are perhaps struggling to access appropriate support inc. school / learning
• Providing support across a range of scenarios using a wide range of support techniques. From organisational skills, life skills and wellbeing support.

Let's talk about you

• Experience of working with young people across a range of settings including Youth work and working with care experienced young people
• Experience of working as part of a multi-agency team and with families as well as 1-2-1 with young people
• Experience of strategic group and a partnership approach to policy and practice development - and an awareness of the policy and procedures surrounding looked after young people
• Experience of managing cases, in accordance with agreed procedures and completing assessments, planning and reviews to ensure positive outcomes
• Understanding of services locally - from employability to wellbeing support -and experience of partnership working to aid better outcomes for young people
• Ability to keep the child and or young people as the focus and ensure their feelings and wishes are represented in meetings and record keeping

Good to know

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.