Hours and work pattern: 37 hour contract, working flexibility 8am – 10pm, 5 days over 7
Reports to: Team manager
Financial Accountability: Low
Salary: starting salary £25,917.00
Holiday entitlement: starting at 28 days per annum and 9 public holidays
Base: Includem, Unit L, Telford Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4NX
To apply, please fill in the attached application pack and submit to hrassist@includem.co.uk
At includem we work closely with children, young people, families and services across the community to support young people to make positive life choices and progress towards the type of future they want to live.
Keeping connected focuses specifically on providing 1:1 mentoring support and groupwork to promote positive mental health and wellbeing. As a support worker you will support children, young people aged 10 – 25 years, taking a whole family approach. You will work to a trauma informed and strengths-based approach and provide direct 1:1 support on a consistent basis and groupwork sessions. You will link with other community supports and opportunities and help children and young people to work towards their goals.
The role focuses on building trusting relationships with young people to provide both emotional and practical support to promote positive mental health and wellbeing and to be connected positively to the local community. You will work in partnership with our partners in CAMHS primary mental health team and Our Minds Matters pupil support team. The service will be delivered through outreach and be embedded within local communities.
Each Wellbeing Community Support Workers will be responsible for:
You will need a full driving license and access to your own car for work purposes.
Qualifications
The closing date for applications is 10th July 2022 at midnight.
For applicants who are successfully shortlisted a group selection event will take place shortly after. If you are successful following the group selection event, individual interviews will then take place before the successful candidate is chosen.