Schools Youth Support Practitioner

Purpose of this role 

The primary purpose of this role is to deliver activities to young people within the school that contribute towards the development of happy, thriving and resilient young adults. The role will promote their positive school experience and contributions to society.  

This role is to provide sustained support to vulnerable young people within the school, helping them to overcome issues, before they become potentially serious problems.  

Responsibilities  

• Work co-operatively with the school, under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support 
• To build positive and supportive relationships with young people within the school who are struggling to participate positively with their school experience 
• To assess the needs and strengths of the referred young person, plan effective and engaging activities which aim to improve mental health and well-being and build on existing strengths and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change. 
• To create and deliver engaging activities that meet the identified needs for both individual and groups and enable active participation during the school day and in extracurricular opportunities if required. These may include one to one sessions, targeted groups and lunch clubs etc,  
• To review and evaluate activities to ensure needs are met and to inform effective development of future activities 
• To ensure that all work is integrated with other in-school support services by building effective relationships with existing pastoral staff  
• With school staff, identify emerging needs, analyse needs and create an effective response to meet those needs. 
• Manage referrals and caseloads in partnership with school and Eikon line manager   
• Keep up to date and accurate records and case notes on the Evide case management and Goal Based Outcomes systems.  
• To collect and share case studies that demonstrate good practice and the impact of interventions on outcomes for children and young peoplePlan group or individual engagements, evidence progress and celebrate achievement with young people. 
• To create regular opportunities for young people to share their views with each other and school staff, capturing their voice to improve wellbeing across the school 
• Work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in 1:1, and group supervision as required. 
• Work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations Contribute to the Eikon team by attending team days as required  
• Work in accordance Eikon’s policies, always (e.g., employment, health & safety, and safeguarding)