Key responsibilities

1. Personalised Support

• Provide person-centred, creative one-to-one support for children and young people (CYP), exploring what matters to them.
• Link CYP and families to services and community support that best meet their needs.
• Work holistically with CYP and families, helping them overcome barriers to engagement in services or activities.
• Collaborate with CYP and families to empower them to take positive action for their own well-being.
• Enable smooth transitions into groups and activities where needed.
• Manage and prioritise a caseload of participants, ensuring ambitious performance targets and project objectives are met.
• Ensure safeguarding procedures and policies are followed accurately and promptly.

2. Group Delivery

• Contribute to the development and delivery of targeted wellbeing groups.
• Administer group delivery effectively, ensuring timely communication and accurate data capture.
• Build relationships with VCSE organisations to identify external group opportunities or activities for service participants.
• Work with the CYP Services Manager to identify gaps in provision and design creative solutions.

3. Data Capture

• Maintain accurate records of service delivery, including monitoring information and progress reports.
• Follow agreed processes for receiving, storing, and transferring participant information, to ensure confidentiality and timely administration.

4. Professional Development

• Work with your line manager to undertake continual personal and professional development.
• Access regular Reflective Practice to support trauma-informed practice and manage challenging issues effectively.

General Responsibilities:

• Follow all Southmead Development Trust policies and procedures.
• Actively demonstrate and promote our values of Positivity, Integrity, Excellence, Welcoming, and Entrepreneurial.
• Work independently and take initiative to solve problems.
• Engage in training, development, and team activities.
• Support a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.
• Collaborate effectively across teams and with the community.
• Be flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Carry out other duties as required to support the Trust’s work.

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Qualifications

• Education to Level 3.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ experience supporting CYP on a one-to-one basis (e.g. mental health, SEND, SEMH needs).
• Recording and monitoring service data.
• Working from an asset-based approach.
• Working with the VCSE sector, including volunteers and small community groups.
• Partnership/collaborative working and building relationships across organisations.

Skills/Knowledge

• Passion, empathy, and commitment to supporting CYP to lead healthier, happier lives.
• Ability to listen and provide person-centred, non-judgmental support.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Confidence in having difficult conversations.
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships and find creative solutions.
• Strong IT skills (Word, Excel, email, and internet research).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent organisational skills, including prioritising under pressure.
• Understanding of health inequalities and community-based interventions.
• Knowledge of child development and community development principles.

Other

• Commitment to reducing health inequalities and reaching CYP from all communities.
• Emotional resilience and the ability to work well under pressure.
• Willingness to work outside normal office hours and across multiple sites.

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Desirable

• Qualifications relating to children and young people.
• Training in Trauma-Informed Practice and/or Motivational Interviewing.
• Knowledge of Southmead and North Bristol, and issues facing local CYP.
• Proven track record of working successfully with schools, youth organisations, and community groups.

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