Young Women's Worker - St George's Hospital

Young Women's Worker - St George's Hospital

• Full-time
• Contract type: Full time - permanent
• Department: Redthread
• Service type: Youth Violence Intervention Programme

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. Our Young People & Families (YP&F) Operational Hub delivers a wide range of integrated support services designed to help resolve complex difficulties experienced by young people and their families/carers. Redthread is one of our services delivered as part of the Young People and Families Hub within Catch22, and is a hospital-based youth work service working alongside NHS staff and other professionals in emergency departments. Experienced specialist youth workers engage with and support young people, aiming to reduce serious youth violence and exploitation.

The Young Women's Worker role is part of the youth work team within Redthread and focuses on providing youth violence interventions in a health care setting. You will support young women aged 11‑25 who present to hospital following an incident of violence/sexual violence or where there are concerns around exploitation or extra‑familial harm. You will work with them in the hospital and support them post‑discharge to ensure they have the support they need and want. The post can last up to a year.

Please note: We are only accepting applications from female applicants due to the nature of the role and because the post holder will only be working with young women.

Responsibilities

• Hold a caseload of young women and support them in a range of settings to promote personal, emotional, educational and health and social development through all interactions.
• Work within a multi‑disciplinary team to safeguard young women.
• Ensure young women’s details and case records are kept up to date on our case management system.
• Support the delivery of training to clinicians.

Key Skills and Qualifications

• Significant professional experience of working with vulnerable young people in a range of activities and settings.
• Experience of working as an effective team member and within a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Experience of working autonomously.
• A thorough knowledge and understanding of the physical, social and emotional developmental needs of young people, and especially young women.
• An understanding of the issues faced by young people living in inner city areas.
• An awareness of child protection and safeguarding issues and knowledge of current best practice within the youth work sector.
• A knowledge of best practice in case recording.

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week, including regular weekend and evening working and shift patterns covering hours of 9am – 9pm.

Location: St George's Hospital, London.

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