Youth support practitioner - united kingdom, walton on thames

The starting salary for this role is gbp27,991 per annum based on a 36 hour working week. do you feel passionate about supporting young people to achieve their very best? are you looking for opportunities to gain experience within a dynamic and innovative team? we are looking for creative individuals who enjoy working with adolescents and their families to join the safeguarding adolescents team, in surrey's children's service, and help make a difference to our young people's lives. you will be working to support social workers in the team and will work intensively and in a planned way with the adolescents, family or carers and other agencies and services, supporting children and families to achieve their potential. you will undertake direct work with adolescents, parenting work and group work. as well as this, you will undertake return home interviews for children who have been missing. you will need to be able to work in partnership and use your skills to engage with children in a meaningful way. as a member of our team you will be working alongside social workers and other partners, agencies, and the voluntary sector to support children and their families in the community. surrey children's service provides training to ensure competence and professional development. we will ensure that you receive a full induction and monthly supervision. you'll need experience of working with children and young people in a paid or voluntary setting. you will also need to be able to engage with children and young people and their families/carers and support social workers in managing risk and achieving positive change working within the family safeguarding model. surrey children's service believes that the welfare of children and their families is paramount. team members are enthusiastic and supportive, committed to the provision of a quality service for children and their carers. we are looking for people with similar qualities to join us to continue the good work already being done. no two days in the team are the same! effective interpersonal and communication skills are also vital and we are looking for essential car users who have use of a vehicle for work. at surrey, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and abilities. they shape who we are as an organisation. find out more about the values we follow. for more information please find the full job description below and refer to this before submitting your application. we also invite you to read our life at surrey handbook to see insights of the culture at surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our council. additional information the job advert closes at 23:59 on 13th february 2022 with interviews to follow. an enhanced dbs 'disclosure and barring service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as crb) and the children's and adults' barred list checks will be required for this role. contact details for an informal discussion please contact angela eagling by e-mail. we look forward to receiving your application. please click on the apply online button below to submit. benefits from flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. a laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. you will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. for more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit mybenefits for surrey county council staff. our commitment surrey county council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. we want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

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