Keyworker, Targeted Life Skills Service (Maternity Cover post)

We provide a range of services and interventions in the areas of health, justice, and employability. We have an excellent track record working with young people and adults in partnership with the statutory, voluntary and community sectors, providing support for people through an extensive range of skill-based programmes and services.

Post: Keyworker

Project: Targeted Life Skills Service

Reports To: Service Delivery Manager

Base: Northern Trust Area

Contract: Maternity Cover up to 1 year

Hours: Full-time 37hrs per week (FT working pattern under review with a view to reduction to 35 hrs). 

Salary: £23,866.00 per annum (salary under review)

Benefits include:

• Self Care hour each month
• Birthday off
• Extra leave at Christmas to include a Shopping Day
• Employee Assistance Scheme
• Length of service awards

Background to the Service

Targeted Life Skills focuses on the delivery of age-appropriate life skills and harm reduction programmes to vulnerable young people, using or at-risk of using substances, for the age groups 11 – 13, 14 – 15, and 16 – 21. Targeted Life Skills work within the following aims:

• Develop a strategy to actively promote participation amongst the target populations;
• Identify appropriate groups of young people who are at risk of/vulnerable to substance misuse;
• Develop a communications plan that will ensure that professionals working with young people at risk of/vulnerable to substance misuse, and/or parent groups, are aware of the service and how to refer into it;

Main Responsibilities include (but not limited to)

• Recruit a range of young people across target groups to deliver the required number of cohorts of the Targeted Life Skills Service in accordance with Public Health Agency guidelines;
• Deliver therapeutic group work and support programmes ensuring delivery complies with the requirements of the Targeted Life Skills Service as funded by the Public Health Agency;
• Prepare and implement session plans and all related materials required therein and develop appropriate learning activities that deliver outstanding learning experiences to target groups;

A full job description can be found within the application pack.

Completed applications should be returned via email to human.resources@start360.org by noon on Friday 4th October 2024. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced Access NI check.

Start360 is an Equal Opportunities Employer.