Assistant Prevention Practitioner

at  Essex County Council

THE EXPERIENCE YOU WILL BRING

• Educated to NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development, aligned to any relevant Professional Competency/Capability frameworks or Knowledge and Skills Statements.
• Demonstrable experience of working directly with young people, with evidence of engagement with hard-to-reach young people and their families/carers.
• Excellent communication skills and IT literate, to ensure high quality data input on the YJS case management system.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team and across organisational boundaries.

THE ROLE REQUIRES YOU TO BE MOBILE THROUGHOUT A WIDER OPERATIONAL AREA INCLUDING TRAVELLING AROUND THE COUNTY OF ESSEX AND BEYOND, TRANSPORTING SERVICE USERS AND THEIR BELONGINGS AND TO BE ABLE TO DO SO IN AN EMERGENCY. DRIVING LICENCE AND CAR OR THE ABILITY TO MEET THE MOBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE ROLE THROUGH OTHER MEANS IS ESSENTIAL.

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