What's involved with this role: Temporary Migrant Locality Worker - LCSS Reference no: Oxfordshire 5247034 Pay Rate: up to £19.81 per hour PAYE depending on experience 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 11 months City: OXFORD Enhanced DBS disclosure required C ontribute to and apply the Council’s strategy to support vulnerable children and families, with a priority including migrant children. E nsure service is delivered in line with Oxfordshire’s principles and values of working with partners, children, and families. Key Responsibilities Act as a named link worker to schools/Early Years Settings and health settings within a locality. Offering advice and support on delivering Early Help and improving outcomes for children and their families via regular visits/review meetings. Provide named conversations to locality settings/partners to discuss Strengths & Needs, Team Around Family Meetings, and give information on other supports in the community for a particular child/ren Review all received Strengths & Needs from partners to ensure SMART outcomes for child(ren) – offering advice/resource suggestions at point of contact Develop a good understanding of the services provided within the locality, including schools, health services, support groups and activities available to children, young people and families. Develop and maintain a network of professionals from services that support children, young people and families. Leading on Community Around the School/Setting meetings when needed to ensure contextual safeguarding approaches in place within the locality. Facilitate regular communication between professionals which enables vulnerable children and young people to be identified and support Working Together to Safeguard Children and Early Help processes within the locality Support professionals to complete Strengths & Needs where appropriate, including the provision of advice and attendance at meetings where appropriate Support professionals with their initial Strengths & Needs and Team Around the Family meetings where support is required around plans/suggestions of resources Provide support to Lead Professionals, including the provision of advice and attendance at complex Team Around the Family meetings to ensure robust plans in place for children at Early Help community level Escalate appropriate safeguarding concerns into the MASH. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Qualifications: Professional Qualification at Level 4 or above (e.g. NVQ 4, BTEC prof award, BA Degree, HNC etc.) in a relevant Subject field and/or practice experience. Knowledge: Knowledge and understanding of outcome frameworks. Good working knowledge of appropriate legislation. Knowledge understanding and ability to apply the thresholds of needs matrix and referral pathways. Knowledge and experience of Early Help – Early Help Assessment/Team Around the Family processes. Experience: Practice experience to be a minimum of 3 years and demonstrates relevance to the post. Practice to have included working with children and families where there has been a requirement to assess levels of need and action appropriately. E.g. knowledge and application of safeguarding procedures for children and families. Skills & Abilities: Excellent writing skills including reports. Excellent assessment skills. Excellent communication and listening skills with peers, service users and wider partners. Ability to make key safeguarding decisions to ensure children are safe and protected at all times. Ability to communicate using appropriate styles, methods and timing to maximise understanding and impact. Ability to develop positive relationships that promote reflective team working, and an open, motivating and inclusive culture. Ability to communicate using appropriate styles, methods and timing to maximise understanding and impact. Ability to develop positive relationships that promote reflective team working, and an open, motivating and inclusive culture. Proven ability to make key safeguarding decisions to ensure children are safe and protected at all times. Ability to travel to and access a variety of premises ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please