East Riding of Yorkshire Council Hiring for Prevention and Education Practitioner Job at Beverley, England Full Time

The job itself

We are currently recruiting a Prevention and Education Practitioner within our Targeted Intensive Services. This is an exciting opportunity to join our new “Making a Change service” which is a multidisciplinary team for young people who are presenting a high level of vulnerability and who are at particular risk of harm from sexual and criminal exploitation and/or going missing.

Our Model

‘You can, I can, We can’

We have created a bespoke practice model that reflects and connects our vision, our value base and our behaviour as one East Riding of Yorkshire approach to working with children, young people and their families, which is nurtured and grown from within East Riding of Yorkshire CYPSSS and owned by our workforce.

We remain committed to Signs of Safety as a practice framework, but this will be set within a much wider, values based, model of practice that clearly connects Signs of Safety much more clearly with the East Riding value base, and our overall approach to making and sustaining relationships with children, families and communities.

Without a well embedded model, there is nothing to centre our practice on to ensure that, while the work may be different, all of our teams are grounded in the same values, beliefs, theories and approaches. Having a well-developed practice model helps to create a common language for the service and enables everyone to understand how we go about doing the right things, in the right way and for the right reasons for children and their families.

The Right Candidate

This role is ideal for candidates with a proven track record of working with those children and families with highly complex needs, who are educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent. We are looking for an energetic, creative and experienced practitioner who can demonstrate tenacity and enthusiasm in making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. You will have a well-developed knowledge of Signs of Safety and have a working knowledge of restorative practice, social pedagogy and systemic practice. You will have an in depth understanding and experience of working with children, young people and their networks, as well as a demonstrable commitment to the values of family involvement, relational approaches and empowerment.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, be able to demonstrate a high level of motivation and have the ability to work independently, with skills in working within timescales and with conflicting priorities.

This will be an extremely demanding role, but also equally rewarding, with opportunity for training and development within the role.

If you meet all of these qualities, have the right value base, and are an innovative practitioner then what are you waiting for?

Apply now and make a difference.

Appointment to the post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Criminal Records Bureau.

Should you require any further details or an informal chat about the role please contact:

Helen Jones-Brown 07817709209 or Mark Ash 07557287789

Please note Interviews will be conducted face to face.