Children and Young People Support Worker for Connected and Adoption Alliance (North Wales)

Job Title: 

Children and Young People Support Worker for Connected and Adoption Alliance 

(North Wales)  

Responsible to: 

Adoption Alliance Manager  

Hours of work: 

25-30 hours a week (Flexible with some evening and weekend work required)  

Location: 

Hybrid working. Home based and community working, with one day a week in Prestatyn office (or similar milage) as required 

Contract Type: 

Permanent 

Grade / Salary: 

£23,310 FTE, Pro Rata for Part time 

Key Relationships: 

• Lead Youth Workers 

• Adoption Alliance Lead  

• Adopted children and young people and their families 

• Education specialist  

• Children and Young People's Services Manager 

• Director for Wales 

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE  

To support the delivery of ‘Connected’ and monthly meetings for children and young people and the National Lottery Community Fund supported Adoption Alliance Project.  

To work closely the lead youth worker and the adoption alliance youth worker to support and enable young, adopted people in north Wales to participate fully and lead the development and delivery of both projects and to participate using either Welsh or English as they choose.   

To support the lead youth worker to run Connected and help facilitate young people’s involvement in making change in the way adopted young people are treated in education settings through the Adoption Alliance project.  

Partners will include the North Wales Adoption Service, National Adoption Service, the Education Departments of each of the 6 local authorities across North Wales, and ESTYN.  

Main Duties 

• To work with the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to deliver Connected and Adoption Alliance services across North Wales, and in particular to assist with the groups and support young people to achieve their goals. 

• To provide support to the development, delivery, and promotion of the service.   

• To support the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead in undertaking the processing of referrals and initial engagement with young people.  

• To support the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to maintain agreed levels of contact with young people and their adoptive family as long as they remain registered with the service. 

• To support the planning of a program of group sessions and activities for delivery this may include some evenings and weekend and a possibility of up to two residentials (overnight stays) a year. 

• To work closely with the Lead Youth Worker/Adoption Alliance Lead to book venues, take bookings for sessions/training and gather output and outcome data from the project.  

• To attend initial visits with adopted children and young people and their families using technology or attending home visits. Create support plans and upload them in a timely fashion agreed with the manager. 

• To support young people who wish to have their voices heard in national and regional forums.