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Your new company Our vision is A Southend Where All Children Achieve Success. By joining Southend City Council as a Team Manager, you will be key in making our vision a reality for all children. You will be joining a service where we demonstrate with pride that: All paths lead back to the child. We spend time getting to know each child and their story. We do what we say we're going to do. We work with the whole family. No matter what, we aim to make things better. You will provide support to work to the highest standard using our model of practice, Restorative Practice, to deliver the vision. You will access a professional social work development offer that has been designed by social workers, whatever stage you are at in your career. You will be given regular restorative supervision and separate supervision focussing on development and evidencing your SWE registration. We want everyone to take the lead in an area of interest for your team, and you will explore this with your line manager.We have posts in a number of teams, so please contact our recruitment partner, Hays, to discuss the teams we are currently recruiting too. Your new role Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to appoint a Youth Justice experienced Team Manager in a 9-month fixed term capacity.Within this post, the successful candidate will ensure that the council provides a first-class professional service within the Youth Justice Service (YJS), by being responsible for the efficient and cost-effective provision of a needs-led service to children, young people and their families in order to prevent offending and re-offending.They will be managing a team of senior seconded workers, YJS workers, support workers, volunteers and administrative staff. You will be providing regular and consistent monitoring, analysis and written reports on the YOS performance and quality of work. Ensuring adherence to YJB policies and practices, including performance indicators and National Standards, as well as ensuring timeliness of assessment and reviews.Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, you are required to be on site a minimum of 2 days a week. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in the post, it is also essential that you have a minimum of 2 years' experience in a senior management role and have a relevant professional qualification to degree level (or equivalent) in Youth Justice, Careers, Education & Guidance, Youth & Community or Social Work. As well as this, you must have evidence of continuing professional development, including management skills training.Extensive knowledge of methods of youth justice intervention, child protection and prevention, knowledge of relevant legislation, principles of performance management, as well as equal opportunities issues in relation to staff and client management. What you'll get in return Pension: Southend-on-Sea City Council provide membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for employees aged under 75. The LGPS is a generous scheme and provides you with a future income, independent of share prices and stock market fluctuations.Leave Entitlements:We offer our employees a generous leave entitlement from 25 days up to 32 days based on length of service (Continuous service). Southend-on-Sea City Council also offer a range of flexible working and family-friendly leave.We also offer paid time off to allow employees to undertake volunteering activitiesHere at Southend-on-Sea City Council we also offer our employees free access to a benefit portal that provides access to wellbeing support and a range of salary sacrifice schemes to help spread the cost of items, including: Bicycles, cars, electronics and gym membership. The portal also provides access to a range of discounts on products and services including retail, food shopping, travel, dining out and leisure activities. Nowhere else will you gain as much experience on the job, making us a sought-after place to work. If you are passionate, dedicated to making a change and ready for a challenge - you could be the candidate we are looking for. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk
Alcohol Treatment Outreach Recovery Worker Location: STARS Southend Salary: £24,000 per annum Job Type: Fixed Term Contract We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community. We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience' we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness. What you will be doing To engage with a range of people who have adopted 'street-based living' including rough sleepers and beggars who have an alcohol treatment need with a view to engaging them in appropriate services and moving them into more settled lifestyles. To bring the alcohol treatment pathway to those in need in the community, by providing assessments and psychosocial interventions. Increase service user choice, service user involvement and empower service users to maintain sustainable change; working collaboratively and proactively to ensure that services are fully co-ordinated and are working collectively towards the achievement of goals and positives outcomes for each individual client. To build and develop service users' personal strengths and social networks in the UK and/or in the individual's country of origin. To provide a range of flexible and effective interventions to engage with hard to reach service users. To identify and establish contact with rough sleepers and beggars who have an alcohol treatment need, working within protocols to rapidly assist service users through street outreach shifts at a variety of times and a range of locations. To provide assertive outreach where required to those who are entrenched in lifestyle of drinking and street based living. To assist homeless service users to be discharged from hospital at an appropriate time by moving them into appropriate accommodation as quickly as possible. To work closely with the drug and alcohol teams within the service to ensure that substance misusers and problem drinkers are able to access treatment. To advise service users regarding their alcohol use, using recognised theoretical models (e.g. Motivational Interviewing), supporting them to identify and explore concerns before deciding on a possible course of action. To work with Mental Health Agencies to ensure that where appropriate, service users have access to address their mental health issues. To work proactively to ensure that service users have access to ongoing healthcare. To work closely with the Housing Strategy Team and Supported Housing Providers across the local area in order to maximise accommodation opportunities for the service user group. To convene and contribute to service user case conferences where appropriate. To work closely with all partner services, sharing appropriate information and ensuring that action plans are carried through. To represent the team at external forums where appropriate and requested to do so. To participate in the ongoing statistical analysis of rough sleepers, as part of the MHCLG ongoing monitoring programme. What we are looking for Understanding of the needs of people who are rough sleeping and/or begging. In-depth knowledge of at least one of the following: substance misuse, alcohol misuse, mental health. Understanding the importance of multi-agency working. Experience of and a commitment to, working positively in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies. Knowledge of safeguarding procedures applicable to children and vulnerable adults. Knowledge of Supported Housing. The ability to work with confidence and patience with clients unwilling to engage with services and those that exhibit challenging behaviour. The ability to work unsociable hours as and when required. What we offer Flexible working Simply Health Cashback Scheme Season Ticket Loan Scheme Cycle to work scheme Crisis Loan Scheme Electric Car Scheme £90 per month - External Therapy Allowance 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees) Access to Blue Light Card 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary) Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria) To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.