SCIP (Supporting Change in Partnership) Worker

The Service & Team:

The Disabled Children and Therapy Service is a multi-disciplinary team that work together to provide help and support for children and young people with disabilities. We are supportive team who work closely together and are passionate about our jobs. Working in a multi-disciplinary team provides great day to day opportunities to learn from each other and to ensure children have the support they need.

The east team is supportive, fun and creative. This role will be part of a team of 2 Supporting Change in Partnership (SCIP) Workers and managed by the Team Lead. The team also includes Portage Workers, Disabled Children's Family Workers, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists and people who help families with their direct payments.

Vacancy Location: Bodmin

 

The Role:

Do you like to be busy and enjoy problem solving? Do you enjoy a career where two days are never the same? If you are enthusiastic and passionate about supporting disabled children, young people and their families this is the job for you.

SCIP Workers work directly with disabled children and their families to identify and work towards the things that are important to them and support them to achieve their goals. They are advocates for the children they work with and work alongside other professionals from education, health, social care and the voluntary sector. The work focuses on prevention, early intervention and coordination through the Early Support Team Around the Child (TAC) plan. SCIP works with the whole family to co-design a tailored approach to the needs of the child/young person so that things improve for them. This can negate the need to escalate some children/young people to statutory social work intervention.

SCIP Workers are passionate and committed to working with disabled children and young people aged 0 to 18 years and their parents/carers.

SCIP Workers are supported to attend specific training so that they can use a range of evidence-based approaches and intervention skills such as, Positive behaviour Support, Signs of Safety, Motivational Interviewing, the Family Partnership Model. They use a solution focused approach to their work.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                       

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Please join us to find out more about the role and to meet some of the team on: 

Wednesday 10th April, between 1.00 and 4.00pm in room 8 at Chy Trevail, Beacon Technology Park, Bodmin, Cornwall PL31 2FR.

 

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will be passionate about working with children with a disability and will be energetic, motivated and make your practice fun.

You will have an excellent understanding of the needs of disabled children, young people and their families and recognise that parents are the experts in their own children.

You will have experience of working with children and young people with disabilities and have a relevant level 3 qualification. 

You will have an excellent record of improving outcomes for disabled children.

You will be curious, resourceful, determined, committed, organised and enjoy working at pace.

You will be brilliant at building relationships, see children’s strengths and committed to working in close partnership with families and other professionals.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

 

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Find out more about working and volunteering for us.

 

Additional Information:

The full role profile is attached here - SCIP Worker Role Profile

 

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your ex