Life Skills Officer
DBS: Yes Enhanced with Barred List Check
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 17 days at 23:59 GMT.
Do you have the creativity, enthusiasm, and experience of working with care experienced young people to make a positive difference to the lives of care experienced children, young people and families in North Lincolnshire? If so, a Life Skills Officer role in North Lincolnshire may be for you.
We are committed ensuring the best outcomes for children and families and making a difference in their lives. Our innovative One Family Approach model ensures the best possible outcomes for families and children.
We have an exciting opportunity for the post of a Life Skills officer in our Care Leaving Team, as part of our Outstanding Social Care Workforce. If you are driven, flexible, highly motivated, and passionate about improving outcomes for our care leavers of North Lincolnshire then this is the job for you.
You will be joining a strong and supportive team who work with young people aged 16+ who are Eligible, Relevant, Former Relevant and Qualifying Care Leavers offering support and guidance to enable young people to make a successful transition into adulthood, to work on developing skills around money management, cooking, cleaning, support to explore education and employment opportunities. Workers will use a strength-based approach to support young people whilst developing positive relationships.
You will deliver a range of support and interventions to individuals leaving care that focuses on their strengths which enable them to consider options and think differently helping them to feel more empowered and able to face new challenges. You will support and deliver activities that increase confidence, improve mental health, widen social networks, help with budgeting and enabling individuals to seek training, work or volunteering opportunities.
As an employer, we promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect the same commitment from existing and prospective employees or volunteers. Recruitment to this post will follow our safer recruitment procedure which includes us requesting references prior to interview and a DBS check.
Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. Staff discounts
Annual leave
Access to pensions
Salary sacrifice
Free car parking
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