Job Description
Redthread is a hospital based youth work service, working alongside NHS staff and other professionals in emergency departments.
Our experienced, specialist youth workers engage with and support young people, aiming to reduce serious youth violence. We often meet young people at a moment of change and work with them to find a positive way forward.
We provide long-term, holistic support. We consider every aspect of a young person’s life and build support around them.
The Youth Violence Intervention Practitioner role is to be part of the youth work team within Redthread with a primary focus on youth violence interventions in a health care setting. In this role you will be part of the Youth Violence Intervention Programme team in Birmingham. You will be based within two hospitals: Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and Heartlands Hospital. You will support young people aged, 11-25 years old, who present to hospital following an incident of violence of for whom them there are concerns around exploitation or extra-familial farm. You will work with the young person in the hospital as well as supporting them post discharge to ensure they have the support in place that they need and want.
Main responsibilities include:
1. Holding a caseload of young people and support them in a range of settings and support their personal, emotional, educational and health and social development through all interactions
2. Work within a multi-disciplinary team to safeguarding young people
3. Ensure young people's details and case records are kept up to date on our case management system
4. Support the delivery of training to clinicians
Qualifications
Key Skills and Qualifications are:
5. Significant professional experience of working with vulnerable young people in a range of activities and settings
6. Experience of working as an effective team member
7. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team
8. Experience of working autonomously
9. A thorough knowledge and understanding of the physical, social and emotional developmental needs of young people
10. Understanding of the issues faced by young people living in inner city areas
11. An awareness of child protection and safeguarding issues and knowledge of current best practice within the youth work sector
12. A knowledge of best practice in case recording