Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
09/08/2021
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 27/08/2021 12:00
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Integrated Looked After Children, MarketPlace, South Shields
Further Information
Life Story Worker
(Integrated Looked After Children, MarketPlace, South Shields)
£29,577 pa
This is an exciting time to join Children’s Social Care as we aim to embed Life Story Work in our practice and ensure all children we work with have an understanding of their life story. Life story work is a therapeutic intervention, it is skilled work that centres around a child in order for them to understand their journey within the care system with the view that this understanding will encourage better communication and an understanding of the child's needs and wishes and help the child develop stronger, closer relationships with carers, friends and staff through sharing stories and strengthening their own resilience thus substantially improving outcomes for children in care and care leavers.
The postholder will undertake Life Story Work for an identified number of children and young people receiving a service from children’s social care. This will involve undertaking the work and liaising with those people who are significant in a child’s life.
As an experienced and collaborative individual, you will be part of team who will ensure the delivery of age appropriate life story work, as well as offering support to social workers undertaking the work.
South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.
Closing date: Noon, 27 August 2021
Please note
This job is closed for applications.