Young Person's Coach

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in  West Sussex  to assist with the appointment of a Young Person's Coach , on a 5 -month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay : £19.71 - £26.00 per hour

Summary :

The Young Persons Coach will play a key role in the Complex Lives Project, an innovative initiative designed to reshape support for young people at risk of, or subject to, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLs). The role focuses on delivering dedicated, intensive, and flexible support to a small caseload of young people with highly complex needs. By building trusted relationships, the Coach will empower young people to have a stronger voice in their care planning, engage with assessment tools, and co-produce interventions that improve long-term outcomes.

Responsibilities :

• Support young people to engage with the CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths) tool, ensuring their views shape care planning and outcomes.
• Lead or coordinate CANS assessments and liaise with professionals across education, health, youth justice, and social care.
• Contribute to developing innovative practice approaches for supporting young people with complex needs.

Essentials :

Please note :

Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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