Children and Families Support Worker - Minority Inclusion Support Team (MIST)
Grade: F
Salary: From £25,119-£26,873 per annum pro rata
Vacancy Hours: full time 37 hours and part time 18.5 hours posts are available
Contract Type: Permanent
Weekend Working: Occasional
Closing date: Monday 30th October
Locations: County-wide. Scarborough, Harrogate, Richmond & Selby areas, or those who would be happy to work mainly in these areas. Ability to travel to work around the county is essential.
The Minority Inclusion Support Team is a part of Early Help, which is placed within North Yorkshire County Council’s Children & Families Service.
The role of the Minority Inclusion Support Team (MIST) is to support:
• children and families who arrive in North Yorkshire seeking asylum
• unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC)
• children and families who arrive through resettlement schemes, including Homes for Ukraine, Afghan resettlement programmes and the UK Resettlement Scheme
• Gypsies, Roma, Traveller and Showpeople (GRTS).
Positive, supportive and highly motivated individuals with experience of working directly with vulnerable children or young people and their families (ideally in an Early Help or social care setting) are encouraged to apply.
We would love to hear from candidates who can demonstrate a good knowledge and understanding of the challenges facing children and families who are international new arrivals and or Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, and who have experience of successfully supporting these groups.
Although these skills and backgrounds are not essential for the posts, we would be very pleased to receive applications from individuals who are from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller backgrounds, and those who are fluent in English and can also offer another language including Dari, Pashto, Kurdish Sorani, Arabic, Ukrainian or Russian.
These posts will give you opportunities to:
• work in a Children and Families Service graded Outstanding by Ofsted (August 2023)
• work directly with children, young people and their families, to ensure they have the right support at the right time.
• work with schools and other key professionals to coordinate an effective network of support to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children, young people and their families.
• work in a rewarding role where every day can be different.
• be part of an award winning, experienced and supportive team, which takes a collaborative approach to deliver best practice across our service.
You will have access to:
• outstanding training and career progression opportunities across Children and Families Services
• an excellent rewards package, including agile working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.
• Regular 1-1 and group supervisions
For an informal discussion about the positions please contact Sue Wadsworth, Senior Early Help Consultant at sue.wadsworth@northyorks.gov.uk
Enhanced DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
Key dates
Closing date: Monday 30th October
Interview Date: Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November Venue for Interviews: Thirsk
Key documents
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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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