Nikki Sutton Email and Phone Number

Since May 2015, I have been delivering high quality support to pregnant teenage girls, teenage parents and families. Safeguarding is fundamental part of my job role. I contribute to Child in Need meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Core Group meetings and Early Help meetings having the child’s best interest at heart. My caseload consists of 16 – 19 years old young parents who are not engaged in education, employment or training (NEET);• To provide a holistic robust support package for teenage parents to be/ parents & families• Support consists of information, advice and guidance to remove barriers that prevents them from engaging in positive activities for example training, education.• Promote & encourage engagement in education, employment & training• Promote Care to Learn funding for child care provisions to encourage young parents to engage in training or education. Care to Learn is offered to teenage parents 16 – 20 years old.• Partnership working with other agencies to ensure the young parents needs are met• Safeguard the unborn regarding any issues that may be of significant harm • Attend Child Protection/Child In Need conferences• Write reports and reviews for Child Protection conferences• Responsible for the promotion of the teenage pregnancy team

Deployed to Walsall Youth Justice Service to provide impartial Information, Advice and Guidance to young people; Caseload consists of young people who are aged 16 – 18 who are not engaged in education employment or training (NEET) and who are on a court order. My role and responsibilities consisted of the following;• To identify education, employment or training provisions that meet the needs of the young people.• Offer intense support to young people in order for them to achieve their targets• Arrange training programmes via the Youth Justice Service as a slow integration to re engage young people into education employment or training• Follow Every Child Matters guidelines•To attend meetings and give feedback on National Indicator.