Organisation: CancerCare

Salary Details: 17,959

Closing date for applications: 16 Aug 2024

Job Title:  Youth Worker/Caseworker Fixed term till October 2025

Reporting to:  Head of Development & Engagement

Salary:  £17,959

Working hours:   24 hours a week – Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday

Term time: 12 noon – 8.30pm

School holidays: Daytime

Location:                     Slynedales, Lancaster

Date updated:             July 2024

 

Background

We have been developing our young people’s service for a number of years and run a peer support group for young people aged 12 years to17 years who meet two or three nights a week in Lancaster, and in the daytime during school holidays. The post holder will work with the groups and offer further 1-2-1 support to those young people who have further needs identified by either Peer Support staff or CancerCare’s Therapists. All our young people are engaged in the service because of a cancer diagnosis or bereavement through any reason within their family or friendship group. In addition they may need support for numerous other life issues which including anxiety, isolation, loneliness, and relationships.

Working with parents and guardians of young people is also an expectation of this role: to assist them in supporting the young people within their families, and act as an advocate for the whole family, sign-posting and supporting them to other services where appropriate.

About this role

The successful person will be an integral part of the CancerCare team. You will work at our Slynedales office in Lancaster, co-delivering with the Senior Youth Worker at our ReFresh Peer Support Group.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Assist in planning, facilitating and delivering activities to young people at CancerCare centres.
• Develop positive relationships with the young people and to provide a 1-2-1 casework approach for their needs.
• Signpost the young people to other opportunities and support services, including internal referral for 1-2-1 counselling.
• Develop links with local schools, wellbeing services and other community providers of youth services to ensure the best support packages for the young people who access our services.
• Assist parents and guardians to support their children through cancer or bereavement, where appropriate.
• Plan and evaluate work with colleagues and contribute to reports for funders and the CancerCare Board of Trustees.
• Risk assess activities and young people’s behaviour and report back when necessary.
• Report concerns about young people’s welfare in line with CancerCare’s safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Ensure all young people complete an outcomes tool (e.g. MYCaW) and that the data is analysed.
• Attend regular staff meetings and other ad hoc meetings as required.
• Maintain and improve your knowledge through continuous personal and professional development.

 

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to safeguard the young people who access the service.
• Approachable and an excellent communicator with good interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with outside agencies.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Strong self-motivation and the ability to work on personal initiative.
• IT literate.
• Ability to organise and prioritise own workload on a daily basis.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including preparation of reports, evaluations, minutes, outcome tools etc.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate services.
• Ability to travel throughout the area as needed.
• Ability to drive and move materials around easily.
• Ability to do evening work
• The ability quickly to build a rapport and working relationship with staff and volunteers at all levels.

General

• Championing and promoting the organisation.
• Committed to the principles of equal opportunities.
• Non-judgemental attitude.
• Knowledge and understanding of the cancer journey and support services.
• Promote the aims, vision and values of CancerCare and safeguard its good name and reputation at every opportunity.
• Encourage the community, donors and clients to be aware of the full extent of CancerCare’s services.
• To carry out the duties of the post in accordance with the charity’s policies and procedures.
• Flexible approach to work patterns with hours to suit the needs of the role. Some evening and weekend work will be required.
• To undertake any other appropriate duties for the effective operation of CancerCare as may be required from time to time by the Executive Leadership Team.

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Application Form

Completed applications (not just CVs) should be sent to hr@cancercare.org.uk