Brook Young People Hiring for Education & Wellbeing Specialist Job at Blackburn, England Full Time

Please note: candidates are to apply for this role by visiting the Brook website and completing an application, job reference (BLA1539), after reviewing the job description (all applications outside of this process will not be considered).

Hours: 15 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 31st March 2023
Location: Blackburn with Darwen
Interview date: 04/04/22
Specific role requirements for advert (please state)

• Must be able to drive and have access to a car.
• Must be flexible.
• Working throughout Monday to Friday.

Job summary
To develop and deliver Brook’s Education and Wellbeing work with young people in a variety of settings, ensuring effective delivery against commissioned contracts as well as programmes that generate additional income for Brook. The role will facilitate training for adults, parents and carers and may be required to liaise with Social Care and Police, work within multi agency teams and coordinate Safeguarding concerns and referrals.

Key responsibilities

• To create an empowering, non-judgemental, positive and welcoming atmosphere within Brook Education, emphasising self-determination and assisting young people to make plans and decisions and to accept responsibility.
• Empower and encourage all young people to access Brook programmes with particular emphasis on ‘at risk’ groups as defined by the organisation.
• Deliver tailored educational programmes for high-risk groups, universal groups or individuals that will enhance their self-esteem and reduce risk-taking behaviours.
• Assist in the development, delivery and evaluation of training programmes and support other professionals involved with young people to help develop their skills, knowledge and confidence in the effective delivery of Sex and Relationships Education.
• Undertake initial consultations with clients including a social and lifestyle history, using the Fraser guidelines and Brook’s Client Core Record.
• Undertake brief interventions during client consultations through Brook’s Health and Wellbeing agenda, promoting Brook’s holistic approach that sees the individual’s health and wellbeing, emotional, physical, sexual, mental and social needs are met in accordance with the IMB Framework.
• Work within Brook’s internal pathways to refer clients to the appropriate professional team member or external service.
• Work within national, professional guidelines and Brook’s Protecting People Policy (PPP) where there are safeguarding issues with clients, and refer to the Designated Safeguarding teams in accordance with Brook’s Safeguarding referral pathway.
• Where appropriate, work within Multi Agency Teams to assist social workers and the Police to fulfil their statutory obligations to children in need of help or protection.
• Monitor and evaluate work as required, keeping secure written and statistical records of work undertaken and providing reports as required.
• Represent Brook Education and Wellbeing at events, conferences, meetings etc.
• Achieve volume, activity and income targets as agreed with the Education and Wellbeing Coordinator.
• Promote awareness of the services offered by Brook, among vulnerable and disengaged young people (particularly under-represented or marginalised groups and those who work with them).
• To establish and maintain rapport and respectful and trusting relationships with children, parents, carers and other professionals whilst providing ‘persistent and challenging support’.
• To ensure a healthy and safe working environment for clients and other staff whether in an office, education and training venue or outreach environment.
• Recognise and accept responsibility for own personal development. Fully participate in Brook’s appraisal system and personal development planning process on a regular basis.
• Assist in the recruitment and support of volunteers.
• Attend internal staff and supervision meetings to inform and support training and to keep up to date with developments in relevant fields.
• Recognise the effective utilisation of all appropriate development resources and opportunities, undertaking training where required.
• Comply with Brook’s standards of information governance, data security and protection, and documented systems and procedures.
• Work within the policy framework of Brook including code of conduct, maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding of young people.
• To perform other required duties commensurate with the terms and conditions of the post as required.

Experience

 Demonstrable experience of working with groups of vulnerable young people
 Experience of the issues affecting young people, particularly vulnerable or excluded groups

Skills and Abilities

 Excellent communication skills, especially with young people and excluded groups
 Ability to network and build sustainable working partnerships with other agencies and key stakeholders
 Ability to organise own workload and work without direct supervision

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR BROOK

• Annual leave – 28 days per annum, increasing up to 33 days plus 8 bank holidays
• Sick pay (from 3 up to 12 weeks fully payed)
• Flexible working
• Gratitude scheme
• Assisted purchase scheme
• Cycle to Work up to £1k
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• “It’s the time to talk’ – psychological assessment and treatment service
• Long service awards
• Maternity and paternity pay
• Pension scheme – with contributions matched up to a maximum of 4%
• Training and development opportunities

Please note – this role requires the successful applicant to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Candidates must be able to provide paperwork demonstrating their right to work in the UK.

For more information on what it means to work for Brook, please read the ‘Working for Brook’ document on our Current Vacancies page, where you will also find the application form.

Brook are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.

Due to the high number of applications for this post, it will not be possible to respond to every application.

If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks, then you have not been shortlisted for this role. Thank you for your interest in working for Brook.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term
Contract length: 11 months
Part-time hours: 15 per week

Salary: £22,474.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Flexible schedule
• Sick pay
• Wellness programmes
• Work from home

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (required)

Experience:

• face-to-face professional delivery: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• train the trainer (required)

Application deadline: 24/03/2022
Reference ID: BLA1539