Lead Relational Support Worker- Nishkam School

Core Purpose: east to west enables young people to experience Hope through Relational Support Work, which we define as “actively journeying with Children, Young People and Families through the issues that they are addressing in their lives.” Acting in accordance with the east to west ethos words (Compassionate, Fun, Integrity, Community, Devoted, and Selfless), you will, as a team member, strive to deliver this core purpose to the very best of your ability. To provide support to children, young people and their families in order to improve their mental health and well-being, build levels of personal resilience and help expand coping strategies. Key Responsibilities: • To be an active member of the east to west team, including volunteers and trustees, working within its ethos and guidelines and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision • To recognise and support the local church in its engagement with east to west and in the project as appropriate • To uphold and fully engage with the organisational mission and ethos of The east to west Trust as written in the Core Documents • To attend and actively engage with Team Together Days • To be deliberate in your engagement with the Development Process, including Supervision and Personal growth • To actively identify and undertake ongoing personal training and development as appropriate • To embody east to west in all situations, in person and online, socially and in public, inside and outside of a project

Core Purpose: Using highly relational interpersonal skills, the Team Member will work with young people facing a wide range of issues and support them in growing resilience, developing coping strategies and improving their mental health & wellbeing. This role in Nishkam School offers the opportunity to spend time actively helping young people and their parents in a number of different settings. Key Responsibilities: • To provide Relational Support to young people in both 1:1 and support group settings, within agreed caseload limits • To effectively support and work within the Pastoral and Behavioural system within Nishkam School, liaising with staff, sharing appropriate information, and supporting processes that benefit the young person • To encourage and, where appropriate, facilitate the work of external organisations working in the project, liaising effectively with all key relationships • To actively participate in assemblies and issue focused large events as needed • To look to source volunteering opportunities within the project • To effectively manage the Relational Support Work of volunteers placed in your project • To provide statistical information to east to west on a daily/weekly basis in accordance with measures in force at the time • To regularly update on progress and deliver reports to east to west and the project • To promote citizenship and community through extra-curricular activities Ideally you will have the following skills (or be able to demonstrate transferrable skills in these areas): • experience of working with young people both 1:1 and in groups • experience of liaising with school staff and working on school sites • experience of working with young people with multiple and / or complex needs • experience of working in depth with young people to improve mental health and emotional well-being • Knowledge of emotional and mental health issues which affect young people • experience of working with other partners and agencies in developing and facilitating partnership working Key Project Relationships: School Staff Team; Police; Social Workers; school chaplain; other external agency team members GOR (General Occupational Requirements) : It is required for the purposes of this role that the team member is in sympathy with the Christian Ethos of the east to west trust and is comfortable working in a Christian Environment

The successful candidate will aim to: Be Compassionate: • Actively anticipating and responding to the feeling, needs and concerns of others • Work in an outstanding manner being welcoming to all no matter of orientation, race or belief • Drawing inferences about and maintaining awareness of others interests, moods and concerns Act with Integrity: • Logically breaking problems down into their essential elements; carrying out diagnoses and developing solutions • Identify key issues, see relationships and draw together elements together in broad coherent frameworks • Looking for best use of resources • Gathering critical information from key sources to assist problem solving • Maximise performance, planning and organisation Be Selfless: • Continuing to perform effectively in stressful and difficult circumstances • Repeated and enduring efforts to overcome obstacles and/or to complete tasks • Holds to own convictions in the face of resistance • Quickly understanding and applying information, concepts and strategies • Ability to alter behaviour and opinions in the light of new information or changing situations • Believing in oneself • Pursuing excellence in line with the organisation’s norms and values Build Community: • Identifying and providing opportunities to improve the capabilities of other people • Being aware of different forms and sources of influencing in choosing between different influencing strategies • Maintaining effectiveness in different situations, environments and cultures Be Devoted: • Building persuasive arguments based on logic, data and the objective merits of the situation • Taking the longer term into consideration and developing broad scale objectives • Seeking completeness and accuracy • Taking continuous action to improve personal capability • Focusing attention on key objectives; wanting effective outcomes Stimulate Fun: • Engaging in proactive behaviour; seizing opportunities • Generating original and imaginative ideas and solutions to problems Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)