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Job Overview
Job description:
The Person and the role
This is field based role supporting young people either in their homes, outreach, or at the post 16 hubs across Oxfordshire (within 30 min travel time from home address). Working closely with the Post 16 leads, this role is central to ensuring quality of provision and securing outcomes.
This role will support the foundation's mission of enhancing the wellbeing and life opportunities of children and young people by providing a bespoke education whilst supporting personal development and social and emotional needs.
This role requires a certain degree of autonomy, therefore an organised approach that is child centred is needed.
This role will champion The Dare2Dream Foundation core values and will actively market the services the foundation provides to the children and young people it supports.
Role
You will play a crucial role in supporting young peoples wellbeing and mental health whilst supporting/encouraging academic achievement. This position offers the opportunity to make a positive impact on children's learning and development.
In addition pastoral support to help young people overcome barriers to learning and to support mental health and wellbeing needs.
Purpose
The purpose of the role is to deliver high-quality sessions and pastoral support to young people that attend the post 16 provision.
What's in it for you?
Access to over 9,000 perks & benefits through Perkbox (including freebies!)
Highly competitive salary
Annual salary review
Annual holiday allocation of 23 days plus 8 bank holidays (based on full-time hours)
Fully funded training and personal development
Provision of mobile phones and any other IT hardware you require
The support of experienced and highly qualified colleagues
Competitive pension scheme
The knowledge that you are contributing to the mental well-being of the local community
On the job training and an investment in your talent
A chance to climb the ladder within the company
Responsibilities
* Work closely with learners to increase their confidence and self esteem
* Delivery of programmes to support Personal Development according to individual learning plans
* Delivery of Asdan and Functional Skills (according to learner levels and teaching ability)
* Plan and deliver sessions with young people through various methods, supporting the development and production of teaching and learning materials and resources in both manual and electronic formats
* Ensure learning and support programmes meet the required criteria
* Create and maintain professional working relationships with employers, learners and other key stakeholders
* Monitor learner attendance and review the learner's progress
* Create reports for all programmes
* Set targets with learners and work with them to achieve these
* Engage support teams with programmes, ensuring they are involved in progress reviews
* Actively participate in all quality improvement processes
* Ensure all learner records are kept up to date and meet internal quality standards
* Ensure that all correspondence from the organisation is of the required standard and tone
Accountabilities And Other Responsibilities Of The Role
You will also work in a team by:
Working together to support young people within a designated team
Completion of risk assessments
Motivate, challenge and inspire young people
Demonstrate best practice with safeguarding procedures
Demonstrate strategies used, providing ideas for new ways of working
Support designated team with day to day needs and requirements
Demonstrating outcomes reached
Effectively communicating and reflecting progress and attainment to desired outcomes.
To ensure that policies and procedures are complied with and to contribute to any necessary reviews as required
To complete regular safeguarding training
To follow reporting procedures to ensure the child’s/young person’s welfare is always paramount
To ensure compliance with regulatory and Dare2Dream’s policies and procedures with particular regard to Child Protection, Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety
To ensure the appropriate behaviour and conduct of young people, their provision of quality care and their development
To attend regular meetings with Dare2Dream management
To attend meetings with professionals around the child, and parents/carers
To maintain records ensuring it is aligning with Dare2Dream’s Quality Assurance Policy
To ensure that all records are kept confidentially
To manage and keep accurate records of Dare2Dream’s delivery and resources at the central venue
Build good relationships with young people in the post 16 setting to ensure they feel supported
Practical support & delivery
To promote equal opportunities and an open approach in all areas, maintaining appropriate confidentiality at all times
The job description is a general outline of the job duties and responsibilities and may be amended as The Dare2Dream Foundation grows and the role develops. This post will consist of other duties that may well be reasonably required from time to time
Essential
Job related Experience, Qualifications and Skills
Experience of working in social, emotional, and behavioural difficulties settings (SEBD)
Demonstrate suitability to work with children and an understanding of working with children in need, including children in need of emotional and therapeutic support
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders
Qualification in a relevant field (minimum Level 3) – mental health, counselling, youth work, education, childhood studies etc.
The ability to manage referrals and maintain an accurate and confidential system of records within GDPR guidelines
Excellent report writing skills – ensuring progress and key outcomes are demonstrated clearly and concisely
A full clean driving licence with the ability to travel across the county and further if required
A strong desire to support and enhance the lives of vulnerable children and young people
Experience in planning, delivering and assessing academic support at secondary/post 16 level
Desired
Over 2 years’ experience working with children and young people who are considered vulnerable and have complex needs
Level 4 + relevant qualification and above
Teaching qualification
Additional Information
* Permanent role
* 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
* Stakeholder pension scheme
* Thorough induction and ongoing training, committing to continued professional development
* Friendly and supportive organisation
* Use of own car with business use required, some travel expenses reimbursed
Hours of Work
Term time + 1 week within the hours of 9am - 5pm Monday to Friday.
The Dare2Dream Foundation is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults as outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job, and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.
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