ABOUT THE ROLE:

This rewarding role will see you responding to, co-ordinating and delivering a range of social care services to children in care and who young people who are care experienced in Bath and North East Somerset. We work closely with our colleagues across the service and have established partnerships with agencies across health, housing, education and adult services to ensure we can respond as effectively as possible to the needs of these young people. The role involves some travelling as we follow/support our young people regardless of where they live.
We are seeking applications from workers who have relevant experience and a specific interest in this area of work and are looking to enhance and further develop their skills and contribute to service development.
Our team is based at Civic Centre in Keynsham with the Children and Young People Service and we are looking for an enthusiastic worker to join our team. You will experience a culture of mutual support amongst team members and receive formal supervision on a regular basis and appropriate training. You will need to be committed to using a wide range of skills to promote and safeguard the welfare and development of young people and assist them individually and alongside their carers and families in creative and innovative ways to ensure timely care and support planning and intervention.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ROLE IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED DBS CHECK.

Safeguarding Statement: The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.