Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner
Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner
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Job Description
To be part of the youth work team at Redthread with a primary focus on the Youth Violence Intervention Programme.
What does a Youth Intervention Practitioner do Youth Intervention Practitioners use the principles and power of youth work in the setting of a busy emergency department. We meet young people who have experienced injury or trauma while they are in the hospital and work alongside our clinical colleagues to offer them support at a time when they are feeling very vulnerable. Our first contact with the young person may be to offer them a drink or to ring their parent or to check they understand whats happening to them. When their immediate medical needs have been met we will talk to them some more and explain how we can support them.
We will do a safety plan with them before they leave the hospital. If a young person chooses to engage with us we will then work with them for eight to twelve weeks on a plan of action thats tailored to their needs. We work closely with the hospital safeguarding team every day and frequently have to escalate concerns. We contact any other agencies who know the young person so were not duplicating their work and often arrange to meet them with the young person. We regularly have to strongly advocate for young people for example with housing agencies.
We look for organisations who can work with them towards their longerterm goals and we do relational referrals transferring the trust that young people have built with us. Youth Intervention Practitioners hold a caseload of young people supported by their team leader and need to be good at recording their work and discussing and reflecting on their practice. We provide an intensive induction at the start of the role ongoing training and CPD throughout your time at Redthread and fortnightly clinical supervision.
Our Youth Intervention Practitioners have to be courageous and tenacious and because ours is a short intervention we dont always see firsthand the impact of our work. But we know from talking to the young people we work with that we make a huge difference. Our Youth Intervention Practitioners are resilient able to work calmly in a challenging environment with young people experiencing trauma injury or exploitation. They have a good level of self awareness the ability to reflect on how the work is impacting them and a willingness to engage in regular clinical supervision that helps them develop their practice and emotional literacy
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Qualifications :
Desirable but not essential: A degreelevel qualification in social work youth work a social science education or another relevant field
Additional Information :
Location: St Marys Hospital London. With regular travel to other Redthread sites and offices when required.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: 29767.50 per annum benefits
Contract type: Permanent
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
We offer an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme which provides free 24/7 confidential helpline services (accessed either by phone and/or online) including structured counselling services and practical resources aimed to support your worklife balance. In addition some aspects of the EAP service are also available to share with an employees dependants including their partner.
Cycle to Work Scheme
We offer a Cycle to Work scheme which enables savings on the cost of a new bike and accessories for employees wishing to cycle to work for all or part of their journey. Employees can sign up after one months service
Workbased learning and Professional Development
We aim to build a culture and environment for staff to learn develop and achieve their full potential whilst delivering services through a skilled and competent workforce. To achieve this Redthread have a comprehensive staff training programme which provides individuals with resources training and support to learn and develop their skills. We also encourage our staff to undertake workbased learning and provide support for continuous professional development whilst helping staff achieve a worklife balance.
Workplace Pension Scheme
We offer membership of a workplace pension set up with The Peoples Pension and employees are eligible to be auto enrolled after three monthsservice. The employees minimum pension contribution rate is currently 3%. Redthreads contribution rate is 5% higher than the employee up to a maximum of 8%.
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Unless otherwise stated interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them a purpose and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
