About us Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has remodelled the services it offers to Young People aged 16-24 years who are or are at risk of becoming homeless. The services for 16- and 17-year olds are now delivered in-house by OCC. This service will prepare young people for independence through supporting them to develop skills, access employment, education or training and reconnecting them with family members (where safe). About the role This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of the development of this new project to deliver a YPSA service which achieves positive outcomes for young people. The role requires shift working between 08.30am-10.00pm and sleep-ins, when required. You will oversee a caseload of children living in HMOs in the community, supporting them through Outcome Stars, AQAs, and structured keyworking sessions to develop their independence so they are ready to move-on when they reach 18. About You: You will be as passionate as we are about working with young people, giving them opportunities and providing them and their families with support and placing the young people at the centre of decision-making. You will be required: To monitor and assess children and young people's needs, including taking appropriate actions to address emerging safeguarding concerns, in line with the organisations safeguarding and need to know polices. To be aware of the mechanisms, within OCC for escalating safeguarding concerns and arrangements for reporting children as missing. To cover for colleagues in all areas across the county as required. To lone work, the role will also require working a rota that includes evenings, weekends and bank Holidays. In addition, staff will be required to sleep in as the need arises. Undertake visits, observations and meetings and record them on electronic systems to the agreed standard and within agreed timescales. To support cases for children and young people in conjunction with social workers and other professionals and lead on behalf of services delivered through the YPSA service. To undertake direct work and interventions with children and young people and support to parents/carers in promoting welfare of their children. To work with allocated cases. Supporting and arranging work that leads to successful transition of children from YPSA services. To work flexibly with other professionals to deliver a 'Team Around the Young Person' approach, in order to secure successful outcomes. To plan and deliver evidence-based interventions delivered in a range of settings (including outreach support) and undertaking risk assessments to ensure safe delivery of intervention. To develop local community knowledge and links to ensure best outcomes for children, young people and their families. To work in an integrated way with other professionals across services, including the co-delivery of services where appropriate. To contribute to statutory processes as required. The team is part of a wider YPSA service supporting 16-24 year olds and which has dedicated teams within it, including a Clinical team, Move-on Homes, House Project and a centre for outdoor learning. We will provide an extensive training package and reflective practice sessions to support staff to deliver high quality interventions.