Children and Young People’s Advocate

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Children and Young People’s Advocate based in Sandwell.

The successful candidate will be providing frontline support to children who have been affected by domestic abuse.

This is a part time, 15 hours (2 days a week, 9am-5pm), permanent role and offering a salary of £8,923.29 - £9,369.36 part-time pro rata.

Full driving license and access to own vehicle is required for this position.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence based one to one intervention, group work and advice in a variety of locations (primarily education establishments), across Sandwell with an aim to build resilience in children and young people.
• Ensure that all interventions delivered are age appropriate and child led to reduce risk and are culturally sensitive to children and young people.
• Offer general awareness of healthy/unhealthy relationships, confidence & self-esteem, managing & understanding emotions, promoting resilience and managing challenges, and identifying and developing healthy coping strategies.
• Create a safe, age-appropriate space to work with young people, encouraging them to share their experiences, thoughts and feelings.
• Identify warning signs that someone is being controlling or abusive.
• Evaluate and assess families for the suitability of the Dart Programme.
• Make referrals and work together with other services to create the best outcomes for young people and, their families.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Ensure that cases are sensitively managed, case management systems are accurately completed and risk assessments and support plans are in place and approved.
• Work in collaboration with the adult work to ensure the best outcome for families and children.

Person Specification

• GCSEs English and Mathematics - Grade C or above.
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in relevant subject, preferably working with children.
• Experience of working with children/young people, acknowledging safeguarding concerns and responding appropriately.
• Experience of handling a caseload.
• Experience of using risk assessments and appropriate interventions tools to manage and identify risk.
• Understanding of trauma informed approaches.
• Have knowledge and experience of applying health and safety, GDPR compliance and management.

Role is subject to DBS check at the relevant level.

If you would like to be considered for this position and have the relevant experience, then please email your CV.

If this role is not for you but you do know somebody who would be interested please refer them. We have a referral bonus scheme and will pay £75, in retail vouchers of your choice, for referrals who are not already known to us.

Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful.

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