Job Description

Overview

This role will pilot a

new early help pathway

for children and young people aged 10-16 experiencing

Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

.

The Youth Social Prescriber/Navigator will work 1:1 with young people and their families for up to 6 weeks, co-producing wellbeing and reintegration plans and linking them with local community activities and support that improve emotional health, confidence, and school re-engagement.

Main Duties

1. Build trusting relationships with Children and Young People and their families to explore goals and barriers

2. Co-produce personalised wellbeing and re-engagement plans

3. Link CYP to appropriate community activities (e.g. sports, arts, mentoring, volunteering)

4. Co-facilitate small group sessions with Children and Young People

5. Refer and sign post to other City Family services and those provided by other organisations.

6. Promote positive mental health, confidence, and physical activity

7. Ensure safeguarding concerns are identified and responded to using City Family procedures

8. Work closely with schools, VCSEs, and health partners to support holistic engagement

9. Maintain accurate case notes, progress reports, and feedback

10. Contribute to data collection using validated wellbeing tools (e.g. Outcomes Star, WEMWBS)

11. Support occasional co-design workshops and pilot evaluation activity

12. Attend supervision, team meetings, and training as required

13. To be fully compliant with the GDPR.

14. To comply with all organisational policies.

15. To attend supervision, team meetings and training sessions.

Person Specification

Experience

Sound understanding of safeguarding procedures Proven experience working with a range of stakeholders Experience of recording, monitoring data and retrieving information Experience working directly with children/young people aged 8-16, and particularly those with SEND/Neurodiversity Familiarity with Southend or similar communities (desirable)

Knowledge and Qualifications

A Level/BTEC educated or equivalent in Health, youth/family work or Early Years, and demonstrable, current, relevant experience and CPD Level 1 Safeguarding Understanding of EBSA, school non-attendance, neurodiversity or adolescent mental health

Skills and Abilities (all essential)

Ability to work with parents/carers and extended family members.

Ability to work as a part of a team and on own initiative

Good IT skills including use of Microsoft Word, Office, internet and email

Commitment to continuing professional development

Ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, and strong communication skills to remove any barriers to access.

Additional

Ability to travel across South Essex, with full, clean drivers license and access to a vehicle

Ability to work at least one later evening (up to 7pm)

Occasional Saturdays

Terms and Conditions

Salary

: 26292 (FTE), actual subject to hours agreed

Hours

: Part time, to be agreed. Minimum 16 hours per week

Working Pattern

:

TBC (Monday to Friday, with evening work included and occasional Saturdays, although Fixed Saturdays mornings could be an option if preferred)

Annual Leave

:

26 days (FTE)

1 day for birthday leave (FTE) and

1 additional day in December (FTE) (for business close down)

Contract type

: Fixed term until November 2026

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: 15,269.89-27,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 16 per week

Benefits:

Company pension Financial planning services Health & wellbeing programme Transport links
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

children: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person