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Mediator, Youth Services, Dublin

Location: Dublin

Contract: Full Time, Specific Purpose

The purpose of this role is to deliver a mediation service to young people who are accessing emergency, homeless accommodation or who are at risk of doing so due to family conflict or conflict with their primary care-givers.

What you will do:

• To provide a mediation service to young people who are accessing emergency, homeless accommodation where family conflict or conflict with their primary care-giver is the main cause of their homelessness.

• To provide a mediation service to young people referred by local area social work teams to resolve family conflict or conflict with a primary care-giver which is placing young people at-risk of homelessness.

• To provide a mediation service to young people in other situations where family conflict or conflict with a primary care-giver is present and its resolution would reduce the risk of homelessness.

• To manage an assigned caseload following best practice and an evidence-based framework.

• To communicate regularly with Tusla social workers to update them about ongoing cases and to inform them of any issues arising.

• To provide regular, written progress reports to referring social workers.

• To provide a monthly report to Focus Ireland’s Head of Youth Services.

• To engage in formal supervision sessions on a regular basis with the Head of Youth Services.

• To maintain accurate, up-to-date and confidential case notes and other records of the work being carried out..

• To work in close co-operation with other Focus Ireland Services, where appropriate.

• To participate in relevant training and development courses and in project evaluation.

• In consultation with Focus Ireland’s research and development department, to assist with the measurement of the outcomes and impacts of the service against key performance indicators.

What you will need:

• Degree in Social Care, Counselling, Psychotherapy or related fields and/or be a CORU registered Social Care Worker.

• Recognised mediation qualification (Mediators Institute of Ireland/Mediation Northern Ireland).

• 2 years relevant post-qualification experience.

• Knowledge and practical experience of child protection and welfare guidelines and legislation

• Own transport.

• Direct work experience of working with homeless youth. (Desirable)

• Experience of working in a multiagency environment. (Desirable)

Focus Ireland is an equal opportunities employer

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