About the team
HCC Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work, career education information advice guidance and work related learning in Hertfordshire. Our vision for young people is clear. We want young people to succeed, and by working for us you'll be key to enable this to happen.
We work with the most vulnerable young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances and reduce escalation to more expensive and intensive services. This includes supporting those challenged in education, their community or home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people are typically 11-17 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
About the role
Supporting a caseload of young people referred into the Service for support due to barriers to their education.
Supporting young people through one to one and small group work sessions, with clear aims and outcomes
Liaise with parents, carers, referrers, and other professionals to support a young person.
Be confident to attend professionals' meetings to provide updates on the support you have provided, and professionally represent yourself and the service.
Be able to signpost young people, parents, and carers to appropriate resources, including working in partnership with Services for Young People (SfYP) colleagues to ensure young people on your caseload benefit from the full-Service offer.
About you
Who we are looking for:
Services for Young People are looking for an enthusiastic Inclusion Worker to work as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting young people who are missing from education, electively home educated, on a reduced timetable or who are persistently or severely absent from education. The aim of the role is to support young people to overcome barriers to their education through bespoke one to one work and targeted group work, with the aim to support young people to re-enter or improve their education attendance
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing and have good ICT skills.
- Demonstrate experience of building relationships within teams and the ability to build a rapport with young people and evidence of working with them individually and in small groups.
- Be proactive and have the ability to advocate and negotiate.
- Have a strong understanding of the issues facing young people and be able to demonstrate how you have effectively challenged stereotyping or other discriminatory practice.
You will also need the ability to work flexibly as Service needs require.
This role will require you to travel therefore the ability to travel across the county is required.
We will review your application on receipt. Please apply as soon as possible.
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.