Step forwards Leaving Care Worker

Barnardo's work in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver its Leaving Care Service for young people aged 16-25. We support, encourage, and empower care experienced young people to live independent lives.

Due to the increase of numbers of young people returning to the service for continued support needs a post has become available in Lincolnshire Leaving Care service. The role will include developing a step forward service for post 21 care experienced young people. Time limited pieces of focus work with young people to support them with their future aspirations.

Barnardo's work in partnership with Lincolnshire County Council to deliver its Leaving Care Service for care experience young people aged 16-25.

• We support, encourage, and empower care experienced young people to live independent lives.
• Knowledge of the risks worries and safeguarding concerns when working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking young people is desirable.

This is under the current Barnardo's contract which will be ending on March 31st, 2025. Please note, that the service is currently subject to TUPE with the service being insourced back in house to Lincolnshire Country Council. The job role is a permanent position.

Initial Specific Responsibilities

• To complete a time-framed focused support with Care experienced young people.

• To carry out pathway plans reviews, statutory visits and risk assessments for Lincolnshire care experienced young people.
• Within Lincolnshire the Signs of Safety model is used across County as an assessment tool. Offer information, advice, guidance and support with Accommodation, Health, EET, Finances and Independent skills.
• Actively work with post 21 years old care experienced young people.

Supplementary Information

• Knowledge or experience of working with Children in Care and Care experienced young people.
• Present self in professionals' manner with continued professional development and a desire to learn is essential.
• Experience of working with young people in a Trauma Informed way.
• Able to demonstrate safeguarding knowledge and experience
• Able to accurately and clearly record case work deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
• To work creatively in developing the step forward model within service
• To have experience of pathway planning with young people and using a Signs of Safety model.
• The Leaving Care Worker to work in partnership with other agencies to provide information, advice, and guidance on: Appropriate accommodation, Helping the care experienced young person to acquire independent living skills: Employment, Education and Training, Finance - New homes Grant, Applying and manage Universal credit claims, Asylum claims & Health issues.
• To work on your own initiative and to assist specialist workers in supporting Care Experienced Young Person to attain their employment, housing, educational and emotional wellbeing aspirations.
• Good level of knowledge of IT use, Microsoft programmes and internal platforms and systems. Experience of professional report writing skills.
• Able to self-manage own diary, workload and prioritise tasks and work under pressure.
• Participation to work as part of a team and participate in delivery of the Urgent Support service.
• Essential Driving Licence and ability to travel nationwide, occasional overnight stays
• Be prepared to work outside of core hours as required.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

In addition to the stated salary the post comes with an uplift of worker retention payment paid pro rota: this is only payable once the probation period has been completed. This is under the current Barnardo's contract which will be ending on March 31st, 2025. Please note, that the service is currently subject to TUPE with the service being insourced back in house to Lincolnshire Country Council. The job role is a permanent position.

When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.