Networker (Social Worker)

• Why did you become a social worker? Perhaps to change and improve the lives of children? To create systemic change? To fight against social injustice? To work directly with children and their families enabling them to achieve their potential?
• Are you ready to take on a new challenge and make history?
• Do you want to be part of leading on the transformational transition and resettlement planning for children?
• Are you passionate about revolutionising safeguarding in youth custody?
• Are you an experienced and qualified social worker, with experience of or interest in supervising student social workers?

If this sounds like you then Restore Networker at Oasis Restore is the job for you! We are offering a hugely exciting opportunity for experienced social workers who have a passion for working with complex adolescents.

The role and what we are looking for:

Oasis Restore represents a revolution in youth justice: an opportunity for children within the criminal justice system to experience a restorative environment that creates the potential for them to thrive both now and for the future. You will hold a small caseload of children who live in Oasis Restore whilst on remand or serving their sentence and supporting their transition onwards from Oasis Restore. Restore Networkers are the leads in safeguarding and transition planning for our children whilst they are living with us and during their transition on from Oasis Restore. You will be part of an integrated multi-agency team around each child and a key point of contact for children’s family and statutory professionals.

We are looking for social workers who believe in the potential of all children and who have a particular passion for working with adolescents. We are looking for experienced social workers who are ready to support in embedding safeguarding practice across Oasis Restore and champion the voices of the children with care for. You will be the critical link between the child’s world in the community and in Restore, working with the child and their family and professional networks. You will work both in the school in Rochester as well as in the community with children following release and with their families.

We welcome applications from staff with lived experience, including those who have experience of the care system and the criminal justice system.

The Team

You will be part of a team of 6 practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds. You will be managed by the Head of Safeguarding and Transitions who is an experienced qualified social worker. Who is passionate about adolescent safeguarding, and tenacious in driving systemic change for children. Head of Safeguarding and Transitions believes that we transform the lives of children through listening to their voice, persistence, hope, and bravery to be different, to push the boundaries of safeguarding and using creativity to enhance our practice. The team will be new, and each team member will bring their professional and personal experiences into developing the team and shaping the roles of Restore Networker. There will be dedicated time together to build the team relationships and opportunities to create a culture of psychological safety in our development, learning and practice.

Oasis Restore

Oasis Restore is the country’s first secure school that is a proof-of-concept policy initiative funded by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Oasis Restore’s mission is to transform the life chances of children aged 12-18 years in the criminal justice system through delivering psychologically informed, integrated practice that centres on trusted, safe relationships between staff and children. Oasis Restore is a learning community that embeds hope, stability, and opportunity for children beyond the secure school.

Safeguarding is essential to ensuring the safety f our children whilst living with us but also in securing their safety when moving on from Restore. Children’s journey to their future starts as soon as they join us and the Restore Networker will sensitively alongside the child and core team begin planning for the child’s next steps.

To read more about us please visit our website www.oasisrestore.org.

Pay: From £51,773.00 per year

Work Location: In person