Engagement Worker – Youth Justice Service & Missing From Home

Who we are

Positive Steps is a unique organisation and have been changing the lives of people in Greater Manchester since 1977. Our current offer involves supporting those in Education, Criminal justice, Family and Community and Safeguarding settings. We are at an exciting point in our development with a focus on growing our impact while reaching excellence in all our work. 

I wouldn’t know where I would be without positive steps, they have massively changed my life.“

Young Person

Without Positive Steps she would not have been given the chance.“

Parent

A fantastic place, fantastic people, friendly & hard working.“

Adult service user 

The Role

We seek to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Engagement Worker to work with children who are working with the youth justice service or who are reported missing from home. You will support Case Managers to engage with children who are subject to preventative interventions, out of court disposals and statutory court orders with the overall aim being to promote desistence and affect positive change to their lives. In addition, you will support the Missing from Home service through offering a return home interviews which provide an opportunity for the child to discuss the reasons they went missing from home, the vulnerabilities they may have been exposed to and what can be done to protect them from going missing again, with a view to reducing the frequency of incidents and safeguard them from harm. Accurate and timely recording and sharing of information with a multi- agency team is key to this.

You would be expected to work from our Oldham office, home and out in the community.

If you are interested, please read the full job description and submit your application. For further information please contact Kelly Rennie via email to kellyrennie@positive-steps.org.uk

Positive Steps is an equal opportunities organisation and applications are welcome from all sections of the community.  

Please note that we do not hold a sponsor licence and we do not intend to offer sponsorship for this particular role. You should therefore ensure that you have/will have the right to work in the UK to be able to undertake this role. If appointed, you will be required to provide relevant right to work documents at the point of an offer being made to you. This role is subject to a Standard DBS check.