Care Leavers' Project Facilitator
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287911/1553
- Positions: 2
- Salary: £35,730 per annum
- Category: Care - Children and Young People
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 24 July 2024
- Closing date: 11 August 2024
- Directorate: Children, Families & Lifelong Learning
- Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
This role has a starting salary of £35,730 per annum based on a 36 hour working week.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity with a potential to be extended to a three year project.
"I love being part of this group as it's a community coming together"
"It's taken years to find a family, now I call the National House Project family"
"CLNM has made me feel wanted in life, it's a community that is my safe haven"
– young people
We are excited to be hiring two new Surrey House Project Facilitators to join our fantastic Surrey House Project team. The role can be based in Reigate or Woking, working under the supervision of the Project Lead, and will be responsible for supporting Care Leavers on the Local House Project in Surrey alongside their Personal Advisors and Keyworkers.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
The National House Project is a charity that supports authorities to set up local house projects so that young people leave care in a planned and supported way. Please take a look at the National House Project YouTube page to get a better understanding of the House Project.
The Local House Project is part of the National House Project and is an important new initiative for Surrey County Council that is focussed on enabling older looked after children and care leavers to progress to independence. Facilitators will take a lead supporting young people on a one to one basis and in group settings to help develop their skills and complete modules as part of the programme. Appropriate internal training and further training as part of the wider House Project will enable you to be confident and successful in this role.
About the Role
As a Facilitator you will work with the Project Lead to implement the development of the Surrey House Project. The project will work intensively with approximately up to 12 children in care and care leavers at any one time, to enable them to develop their own House Project, prepare them for independence and support them to secure their own long-term tenancy and maintain an Education Employment and Training pathway. Ongoing support will also be provided to young people who graduate from the House Project.
Working collaboratively and in a co-productive way with other staff including Keyworkers, PA's, and the Project Lead, you will support young people to complete a series of modules, which will involve running group sessions and on a 1-2-1 basis.
This role would lend itself well to someone with previous skills and experience of working with care experience children and young people, possibly from a residential, social care, education or housing background. You will be motivated by a desire to support care leavers to be part of a community, learn independent living skills, access opportunities to gain new skills and maintain a sense of purpose and achievement through their contributions to the project.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Your ability to understand child development, the impact of trauma and experience of working with vulnerable young people
- Experience of working with and supporting care experienced young people
- Experience of running group sessions
- Ability to work with young people to enable them to take ownership of key project areas
- Understanding of Care Leavers' barriers to independent housing
- Understanding of the education, training and work experience needs of young people, and the opportunities open to them
- Establishing and developing relationships with key stakeholders
Contact us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact the Project Lead, Matthew McLean, on 07974 408681 or by e-mail at matthew.mclean@surreycc.gov.uk.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on the 11/08/2024 with interviews to follow.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
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Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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