An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Access to Industry’s Young Peoples Service. You will work in a trauma
informed way supporting young people aged 16-21, with complex health and social care issues, to progress towards
education, training or employment. You will be part of a small team working one-to-one with young people as well
as developing and delivering structured group work.
Key Responsibility areas will include:
Service Delivery:This role will focus on the intensive case management of young people from the City
of Edinburgh who have mental health issues which may be a result of adverse childhood experiences. Their
challenges to progress may be compounded by emerging issues with substances; offending behaviour; family
support; and/or accommodation. You will work in outreach, to engage with Edinburgh’s young people including
i.e., schools, Through-Care After-Care, young person’s substance misuse practitioners and HMP YOI Polmont
(linking with AI’s Passport CashBack project).
Caseworker support:You will work one to one with young people, assessing their needs, devise action
plans and work holistically. Support will be flexible, from employability to welfare advice.
You will work to progress clients into training programmes, employment, and education.
Over time you will develop small-group work programmes that meet the needs of young people you support.
Targets: The project has annual targets and outcomes that you will work towards achieving and
achieving evidence of for funders. This is monitored monthly through team meetings and within support and
supervision.
Partnership: Pivotal to your role, you will be working with other services and agencies to build
positive networks for young people and referral sources into the service.
Administration: You will administer all aspects of the project from referrals, training, progression
routes and employer engagement.
AI Team: You will play a part in the wider team of AI through attendance at internal meetings and
participation in shared services across the teams.
Quality Assurance & Management Systems: You will maintain excellent records and will maintain
case management through use of the Management Information Systems, Helix.
Health & Safety and Property Management: You will ensure a healthy and safe environment, and the
protection and best use of property and equipment, by implementing and observing AI policies and procedures. You
will ensure that all work opportunities are carried out in accordance with Health and Safety legislation and
good practice.
Communications: You will be an effective communicator as you will be working with external agencies,
specialist providers and employers and attending meetings on AI’s behalf. You will contribute to internal
reporting procedures both written and verbally. You will market the project externally. You will ensure client
and organisation confidentiality at all times.
Other Requirements:The post holder will be expected to manage their own caseload and work with
minimum supervision partly in an outreach capacity.