Job Description
6-7 month contract role with a local authority
Summary
* This is a 6-7 month contract role with a local authority, aimed at empowering voluntary sector youth workers with the necessary skills to support vulnerable young people at risk of or experiencing criminal exploitation. As part of the WCF Get Safe Team, you will collaborate with various professionals to promote the team's work, educate partner agencies, and directly support at-risk children. Your efforts will be crucial in guiding youth workers to provide proactive and intensive support, helping young people transition away from criminal exploitation.
Responsibilities
* Educate youth workers on the role of Get Safe in addressing child exploitation in Worcestershire.
* Train youth workers on the GET SAFE risk assessment tool and portal usage.
* Deliver training to upskill youth workers to become GET SAFE referral partners.
* Raise awareness among youth workers about the risks and issues of criminal exploitation.
* Collaborate with youth workers in diverse settings, offering flexible support, including evenings and weekends.
* Attend meetings to promote Get Safe's work and support community partner agencies.
Experience
* Proven experience working with vulnerable young people at risk of or experiencing criminal exploitation.
Qualification
* Professional qualification (Level 5) in a field related to working with children, young people, and families.
* GCSE or equivalent in English and Mathematics, or comparable experience-based learning.
Additional Information
* Working Hours: 37 hours per week
DBS required
Requirements
The team are looking for a dynamic, confident, and skilled Community Link worker who has significant experience of working with and advising vulnerable children and young people who are at risk of or have been exploited. You will have experience of engaging with the most difficult to reach young people with the ability to, building strong working relationships with them, their families and organisations who work together to divert the young person away from their abusers. Alongside working with young people at risk of or experiencing exploitation you will also work with partner agencies including youth services to raise awareness and understanding of the GET SAFE agenda. You will work across the county to map youth provision, whilst building connections and upskilling youth workers to create a two-way referral pathway between GET SAFE and youth providers.