Job Description
Participation Worker – CSE Hub and Spoke
Service
JOB TITLE:
Participation Worker – CSE Hub & Spoke Service
LOCATION:
Sheffield – Working across South Yorkshire, East Midlands, Cambridgeshire &
Bedfordshire.
REPORTS TO:
CSE Hub and Spoke Team Leader
SALARY SCALE: JNC 4009 Spine 13 £23,213
DATE: June 2015
JOB PURPOSE
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To work in a co-located multi-agency team to meet the needs of vulnerable young people across
the three Hub & Spoke areas
To provide support in collaboration with the Hub & Spoke Team, contributing to the organisation
and delivery of Involvement activities in a variety of settings.
To plan, deliver and develop specialist provision to ensure the active involvement of children and
young people in decision making processes in the work of the project.
To ensure that the outcomes of the programme are clearly evidenced and are rooted in participant
feedback
ORGANISATION CHART
Cross-Regional
Hub & Spoke
Management
Group
Hub and
Spoke
Team
Leader
Admin
Assistant
Spoke
Worker
1
Spoke
Worker
2
Participation
Worker
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Empower young people to ensure their voice and influence is heard throughout the programme
Encourage young people to engage in the involvement and decision making within the programme
Support young people to participate in service delivery and design
Work with young people on an individual and in group settings to inform the feedback and
evaluation process of the programme
Promote choice, well-being and the protection of all individuals
Prepare for and participate in regular supervision meetings and seek additional supervision as
appropriate
Provide such other services as may be required from time to time in relation to the post
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PLANNING & PERFORMANCE
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To maintain records, collect statistical data (to enable effective monitoring to take place) and store
information in accordance with the requirements of the post, policies and protocols and the Data
Protection Act
To contribute and undertake research monitoring as required to evidence good practice and
enhanced service provision and delivery
Respond to local and national requests for data and information, case studies etc
PARTNERSHIP WORKING
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To develop services in partnership with a range of young people's agencies and others that are
comprehensive and inclusive in their approach to tackling health issues with young people.
Participation in regular professional meetings with partner agencies
To liaise effectively with other agencies either to refer clients on or work collaboratively to offer
step up / down care
Have knowledge of other agencies role and particularly referral criteria for specialist interventions
and ways of joint working
POLICY FRAMEWORK
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To actively promote users and colleagues rights and responsibilities, equalities and diversity in line
with Sheffield Futures policies
To be actively aware of possible significant risks in the workplace and know how to identify and
deal with appropriately in line with Sheffield Futures policies and procedures
CUSTOMER SERVICE & COMMUNICATION
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Support the active involvement of service users and take an active part in consultations and
involvement events
Understand how to inform, involve and help the child / young person or parent /carer express what
they are feeling, help them to describe what they are experiencing and help them understand the
consequences of each.
To assist those requiring more intensive help to access services and where necessary to act as an
advocate for the young person
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL RELATIONSHIPS
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To develop and maintain productive working relationships with your team, managers and other
colleagues.
Develop effective working relationships with a wide range of organisations including: Youth
Services, Social Care, Health Services, Youth Justice Services, Educational Establishments, Police
Forces and Voluntary, Community & Faith Groups.
CONFIDENTIALITY
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To ensure that confidentiality is maintained at all times
EQUALITY & DIVERSITY
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Ensure commitment to the provision of anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice
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Any other duties as required, commensurate with the grade of the post
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
Skills/Knowledge
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Good understanding of issues around sexual health, healthy and abusive relationships
Understanding of how to inform, involve and help the child / young person or parent /carer express
what they are feeling, help them to describe what they are experiencing and help them understand
the consequences of each.
Understanding of the issues and range of interventions to achieve positive outcomes for young
people at risk of or abused from sexual exploitation
Evidence of an understanding of the grooming process and impact on young people.
Ability to feedback the results of the assessment process to the child/young person and their
families/carers
Ability to maintain the professional/client relationship and boundaries
Ability to work flexibly and creatively as part of a team and on own initiative.
Ability to deal with the emotional content of sessions
Ability to manage caseload with appropriate managerial supervision to operate safely in accordance
to professional role
Experience
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Experience of working with young people who are hard to reach and difficult to engage
Experience of Participation and Involvement work
Experience of project, development and group work in youth and community work
Experience of working with young people who have complex needs
Experience of working with young people who are in crisis
Experience of liaising effectively with a variety of people / organisations
Qualifications
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NVQ level 3 or equivalent professional standard
The willingness to undertake an appropriate professional drug qualification or qualification such as
crisis counselling, as well as attend training opportunities specific to CSE work and engage in
continuous professional development
To take personal responsibility to keep own knowledge up to date and to reflect on and evaluate
own values in the development of own practice
Jobholder signature:
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Immediate supervisor/manager signature: _______________________________________________
Date:
July 2014
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