Children & Young Person's Support Worker (Domestic Abuse)

STAYING PUT – proud to provide vital support & services to the men, women & children of Bradford who are survivors of domestic abuse & sexual violence. We help people have better lives – and you can too.

With over 22 years’ experience of providing support to men, women and children who are survivors of domestic abuse & sexual violence in the Bradford area, we put our clients at the heart of what we do and are continually striving to make the survivors experience the very best it can be whilst accessing our services.

Our team of committed and dedicated colleagues work with passion and integrity to deliver a holistic package of integrated support in our fast-changing environment.

Be part of an organisation that makes a difference and where 85% of colleagues agree or strongly agree they feel valued.

Children & Young Person’s Support Worker

Do you have the passion, drive and initiative to deliver a range of age appropriate activities & services to children & young people? You will be working with children & young people who have been witness to, or victims of, domestic abuse now living with their parent, in our refuges & dispersed properties in the Bradford and Keighley areas.

Can you provide creative solutions to achieve positive outcomes with children & young people?

If yes, then this may be the opportunity for you.

About The role

As a Children & Young Persons Support Worker, you will be supporting families with children and young people living within our temporary supported accommodation. You will work in a trauma informed way, with an holistic family approach, helping to identify support needs and creating individual support packages to safeguard and reduce the risk of further harm, helping children and young people to achieve their goals. You will work with partner agencies in a collaborative way and create positive working partnerships to enhance the support offer to our children and young people. In this challenging but rewarding role you will advocate and be the voice for our children and young people, ensuring they have an increased sense of safety and wellbeing.

About you

You will have experience of working with vulnerable families/children and young people and the ability to adapt to children and young people of all ages. We are looking for someone with a professional, can-do attitude but most importantly someone with the passion and drive to help children and young people gain confidence in their daily lives and feel safe and empowered. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and a patient and friendly approach. Within this role you will need to be able to work on you own initiative and think outside of the box, be creative and bring a positive energy to help our children and young people feel an integral part of our support service.

Women only – ** Due to the nature of our refuges being for women only, we can only accept applications from women under schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010**

Full time, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, £24,972. Fixed term for 3 years

About us

Staying Put are part of an exciting and innovative, multi-agency partnership working together with Family Action and Women Centre, to develop a ‘one system approach’ to families affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

We are looking for enthusiastic, experienced, engaged and highly motivated people to join our expanding team.

We want to be a great place to work so have attractive benefits;

• 30 days annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexibility & hybrid working where possible
• Enhanced maternity pay after 1 year
• Workplace pension
• Quarterly wellbeing bonus after probation
• Employee discount scheme & wellbeing platform
• Being part of a friendly, supportive team Living Wage employer
• Free on-site parking at most sites
• Welfare and wellbeing policies
• Being part of an inclusive & diverse organisation
• Clinical supervision with external providers

Closing date: 5th May 2023

Interview date: 17th May 2023

Application Information

To find out more and apply for this exciting role please visit our website https://stayingput.org.uk/childrens-support-worker/ (You may need to copy and paste the URL into a new webpage)

Here you can download the job description and application form. Please submit completed applications to the address on the form. CVs will not be accepted nor will applications through the "apply" button in Indeed.

We expect a high volume of applications so unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to all applications individually. If you have not heard from us after the shortlisting dates please consider that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 36 months

Salary: £24,972.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 05/05/2023