Practice Lead

Summary

Join Catch22's National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum (NLCBF) as a Practice Lead and ensure the organization remains current with legislative, policy, and guidance developments in leaving care. You will leverage this knowledge to develop products and tools for members, deliver training and consultancy, and run engaging events. Collaborate with the Co-production and Engagement Lead to amplify the voices of care-experienced young people. Actively build and maintain a network of experts in the leaving care sector. Engage with local authority members to understand their needs and challenges. Support the day-to-day operations of NLCBF, ensuring value for money and efficient resource utilization. Provide expertise to NLCBF members and Catch22 staff on practice issues and solutions for supporting young people leaving care.

Requirements

• Please see the Job Description & Person Specification for full details
• Homebased, with regular national travel
• 37 Hours per week
• ��45,000
• Enhanced DBS

Responsibilities

• Remain at the forefront of best practice and key trends in the leaving care sector
• Work with the other Practice Lead and the NLCBF Manager to develop the policy and practice focus to support NLCBF members, leading on a number of topic areas
• Support the running of engaging events for NLCBF member local authorities for sharing best practice, national updates and for networking
• Work closely with the Co-production and Engagement Lead to ensure the voices of care experienced young people are shared throughout the work of NLCBF
• Actively research and develop a network of experts in the leaving care sector, fostering and maintaining these relationships so they can contribute towards achieving outcomes for the Forum
• Actively engage with local authority members and non-members to understand their key successes and challenges, and develop strong relationships
• Support the management of the day to day business of the NLCBF and work closely with the NLCBF Manager to ensure this provides value for money for members and makes the best use of resources
• Provide expertise to NLCBF members, relevant Catch22 services and wider Catch22 staff and partners on practice issues and solutions for supporting young people leaving care