Adolescent Assistant Intervention Worker G5

Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : County Hall, Cardiff Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £12.47

Adolescent Youth Worker
Are you looking for opportunities to gain experience within a dynamic and innovative team?
We currently have vacancies for the role of adolescent youth workers this is an exciting role.
We are looking for creative individuals who enjoy working with adolescents and their families to join locality Team, in Cardiff’s Children’s Service, and help make a difference to our young people’s lives.
You will be working to support Social Workers in the team and will work intensively and in a planned way with the adolescents, family or carers and other agencies and services, supporting children and families to achieve their potential. You will undertake direct work with adolescents, parenting work and group work. As well as this, you will undertake Return Home Interviews for children who have been missing. You will need to be able to work in partnership and use your skills to engage with children in a meaningful way.
You’ll need experience of working with children and young people in a paid or voluntary setting. You will also need to be able to engage with children and young people and their families/carers and support Social Workers in managing risk and achieving positive change working within the trauma informed manner.
As a member of our team, you will be working alongside Social Workers and other partners, agencies, and the voluntary sector to support children and their families in the community. Cardiff Children’s Service provides training to ensure competence and professional development. We will ensure that you receive a full induction and monthly supervision.
Cardiff Children’s Service believes that the welfare of children and their families is paramount. Team members are enthusiastic and supportive, committed to the provision of a quality service for children and their carers. We are looking for people with similar qualities to join us to continue the good work already being done. No two days in the team are the same!
Effective interpersonal and communication skills are also vital and we are looking for essential car users who have use of a vehicle for work.

We take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home (My Place), the office (Our Place) or the community (Your Place). Please speak to the recruiting manager to find out more about where you will work from in your role.