Pay: £28062

Hours: 35 Hours per week

1 year fixed term contract

Manchester Settlement, in partnership with Manchester City Council are looking to appoint an Outreach Navigator to work across the Gorton/ Openshaw Family Hub.
The role will be embedded within Manchester City Council team environments, but will benefit from addtional management and support from Manchester Settlement's family hub team structure.

Key Role Accountabilities - SEE THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DETAILS

Engage families to access the full range of services across the locality through actively promoting Family Hub services to the public with multi agency engagement through facilitating events and working frontline with families.

Work with families who have been identified as having targeted needs to improve the health and wellbeing and promote independence, making use of the Early Help Assessment across the Family Hub Locality.

Identify child and parental need through undertaking evidence-based assessments and using a range of other proven assessment tools and interventions.

Evidence improved outcomes for children and families through tracking, monitoring and evaluating the impact of services, and contribute to the achievement of outcomes identified by the local analysis of need.

Engage effectively with families through quality assured group based activities and tailored evidence based interventions for individual families within their own homes.

Ensure safeguarding is a priority and understand their responsibilities in the reporting procedures as outlined by the Manchester Safeguarding Partnership.

Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement

Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in service delivery and communication.

Start date - Mid September

Regular Tuesday evening sessions will be available
Occassional sessions on Monday evenings
School holiday day time sessions

This role is to work on Monday evenings as a minimum with the potential for additional hours on other evenings and in the school holidays

Duties
To plan and deliver youth work activities as part of a small team, working towards National Youth Agency Standards
Develop and implement educational and recreational activities for children and young people
Provide guidance and support, in a safe and nurturing environment
Foster positive relationships
Collaborate with other staff members to plan and coordinate programmes and events
Ensure the safety, safeguarding, and well-being of all young people in the program
To work with a system and culture that safeguards children

Requirements
- Experience working with children, preferably in a youth work setting
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to effectively engage and connect with youth from diverse backgrounds
- Patience, empathy, and the ability to provide positive reinforcement
- Flexibility to adapt to changing needs and schedules

All posts are subject to our Safer Recruitment processes including enhanced DBS check

We would encourage all applicants to thoroughly read the Job description and person specification before completing the application. You should use the personal statement section to fully expand upon why you meet the requirements of the job

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Applicants will only be considered if they fully consider the requirements of the Job Description and Person Specification, and explain their suitability in depth in the application form

We do not consider speculative applications, and only accept Cv's where this is specified for a single post

Enquiries can be directed to our reception - 0161 974 1300

Recruitment will follow our safer recruitment policy which requires a DBS check and references

The new positive action legal provisions mean that it is not unlawful to recruit or promote a candidate who is of equal merit to another candidate, if the chair of the recruitment panel reasonably thinks the candidate has a protected characteristic that is underrepresented in the workforce; or that people with that characteristic suffer a disadvantage connected to that characteristic.

Manchester Settlement is currently underrepresented by staff who are:-
• Men
• Disabled
• Non White British
• LGBTQ+

Manchester Settlement operates robust safer recruitment procedures. All applicants offered positions will be subject to checks including enhanced DBS checks and reference checks