The primary aims of the team are to work with 11-25yr olds to help them to exert more positive control over their lives and to live safely as they progress towards adulthood. The team is a multi-disciplinary team with a diverse skill set.
You will work with young people who are at risk of gang exploitation; child sexual exploitation; substance misuse; criminal or anti-social behaviour; those who have been excluded from school or violent towards other people in the home, or those who have been subject to missing episodes.
The project aims to make a positive contribution to the Council's wider aims by helping to minimise and manage the risks posed by young people engaging in activities related to drugs, alcohol, child sexual exploitation, criminal behaviour, gangs, radicalisation, and to prevent young people from coming into care, by supporting them to live safely with their families.
The worker will be co-located within Wolverhampton Children's Services as a key worker within a multi-disciplinary team. There are a team of 5 key workers currently, including a further Barnardos Project worker. They will use WCC systems (recording, policy, management) alongside employment and line management support from Barnardo's.
Although this role has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to a contract that expires on 31.05.2026. Future funding has been agreed, and the service will continue and be re commissioned. Therefore, should Barnardo's not be successful in being recommissioned, you will be eligible for TUPE and a transfer to the successful organisation.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.