Child and youth Work, Jobs in London, Eng (with Salaries)

Child Rights Adviser
Office of the Children's Commissioner —London
- £40,132 - £42,699 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Experience working with children
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
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Autism Family Support Practitioner
Resources for Autism —London
- £27,000 - £29,000 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Office
- Experience working with children
- Travel
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible schedule
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Youth Worker
Be Heard As One —London
- £15 - £20 an hour
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Teaching
- Flexitime
Quick apply
Youth Mentor
Ascent Family Homes —Wallington
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Writing skills
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Sick pay
Quick apply
Case Prevention Officer - Youth Justice Service
Tower Hamlets —London
- £45,852 - £49,155 a year
- Experience working with children
Young Person's Transitional Resilience Worker
Change Grow Live —Newham
- £28,557.79 - £32,802.41 a year
- Care plans
- Employee discount
- Referral programme
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Waking Night Support Worker — Young Womens Supported Accommodation
Anima Youth —London
- £180 a day
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Care plans
- Annual leave
Quick apply
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E+ Grant Officer
British Council —London
- £25,520 a year
- No degree
Under 5’s CAMHS Specialist
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust —London
- £58,133 - £65,261 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Experience working with children
- Case management
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Health and Wellbeing Practitioner
The Well Centre / Herne Hill Group Practice —London
- £17.00 - £17.68 an hour
- Full-time
- Databases
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
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Peer Group Practitioner
Safer London —London
- £33,545 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer literacy
- Travel
- Mentoring
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Children’s Services Support Worker (Part-Time)
Chrysalis Care —Bexleyheath
- £24,470 - £26,930 a year
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Annual leave
Quick apply
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Family Support Worker
Solace Women's Aid —London
- £29,385 - £32,623 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Youth & Young Adult Support Worker
HRCM.io —London
- Weekend availability
- No experience needed
- Communication skills
Quick apply
CWP for St Andrews Youth Club
Allkind —London
- £33,670 a year
- Full-time
- Experience working with children
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Positive Behaviour Mentor Full Time Temporary
Philosophy Education —London
- £27,456.37 - £31,322.56 a year
- Full-time
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- School
Residential Support Worker – Children's Services
GreenLeaf Care Ltd —London
- £13.35 - £13.90 an hour
- Part-time
- Medication administration
- English
- In-person
- Paid training
- Sick pay
Quick apply
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Day Support Worker - Ofsted Children's Residential Homes
Liberi Care Ltd —Tottenham
- £13.50 - £14.00 an hour
- Full-time
- Childcare
- Driving
- IT
- Referral programme
Quick apply
Contextual Safeguarding Youth Support Worker
Enfield Council —Enfield
- £28,670 - £30,961 a year
- Part-time
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Contact Supervisor
Civic Recruitment Limited —London
- £26.83 an hour
- Experience working with children
Quick apply
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Child Rights Adviser

Office of the Children's Commissioner
London

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Job details

Permanent | Part-time | Full-time
£40,132 - £42,699 a year
9 days ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

Law
Experience working with children
Presentation skills
Experience of working with children and young people
Child safeguarding
Communication skills

Full job description

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Reference number

473990

Salary

£40,132 - £42,699

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

GBP

Job grade

Higher Executive Officer

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Other

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Number of jobs available

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Location

London, Westminster

About the job

Job summary

The Childrens Commissioner for England sits at the heart of Government, delivering for children, and championing their voices and needs. This includes a particular responsibility towards children who rely on the state for their safety or protection.

The Child Rights Adviser will work as part of the Help at Hand team. Help at Hand provides advice, assistance and representation to children in care, children working with social services, children living away from home and care leavers. The post holders primary responsibility will be to assist these children to ensure their rights are upheld and their voices are heard in decisions about their care and support. The post holder may from time to time assist with other parts of the service including promoting Help at Hand and supporting colleagues on visits.

Job description

Key responsibilities

Respond to enquiries made to Help at Hand by phone, email or via the CCo website and make decisions about what action should be taken to ensure that childrens and young peoples voices are heard and their rights are adhered to. This work will be supervised by the Head of Advocacy who will also support with more complex enquiries.
Make written and oral representations to decision-makers in childrens lives this will include local authorities, education and health services, and youth justice settings.
Be alert to safeguarding concerns and make immediate referrals when necessary, in accordance with the Children's Commissioner's office safeguarding policy.
Log and record cases in line with Help at Hand procedures and adhere to the data protection policy.
Where necessary, refer cases to Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.
As directed by Head of Advocacy, assist other teams in the office by providing cases studies and sharing information from Help at Hand.
The post holder may go on visits to seek the views of children and young people.

Person specification

Successful applicants will have :

Good working knowledge of the rights and entitlements of children in care, care leavers and those receiving services from childrens social care, including those involved in child protection processes.
Experience of providing advice, support and/or advocacy to children and young people. This could be from a social work or legal role, or within an advocacy or Ombudsman service, though other relevant experience will be considered.

Key Criteria

Essential

Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks relating to children. Key areas are - children in care, children in need, disabled children and those with special educational needs, children in custody and mental health settings, and care leavers. However, it is not essential to be expert in all areas, as knowledge can be gained in the role.
Experience of working with children / young people in order toprovide advice and assistance.
Excellent written communication skills and the ability to make professional representations to professionals and service managers.
Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/Teams/PowerPoint) and the ability to use the office's case management system following training.
A key team player who can also work independently and confidently with sound judgement, managing a fluctuating caseload and the needs of the service.
An ability to speak to children and young people by phone and in person with strong levels of empathy and understanding of need.
Passionate about promoting and protecting childrens rights.

Desirable

Experience of and interest in participation activities with children and young people.
Presentation skills and the ability to provide training on children's rights.
Knowledge of the policy landscape for children in England and an interest in contributing to the office's policy discussions and research, based on Help at Hand's work with children.
Experience of frontline children's services or legal representation.
Qualification in social work, law, youth work or childhood studies.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £40,132, Office of the Children's Commissioner contributes £11,626 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides .

Some of our benefits include:

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 27.97%. Benefits of the pension scheme - Civil Service Pension Scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme.
A comprehensive reward scheme.
Generous holiday allowance starting at 25 days plus bank holidays and one privilege day.
Flexible working options including full-time or part-time and hybrid working.
A range of family friendly policies.
Excellent learning and development opportunities.
A culture encouraging inclusivity and diversity.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

Please upload your personal CV which will be anonymised by our Application Tracking System. Our CV element is short and allows an initial check of eligibility, so please put the main content of your evidence and skills in your Personal Statement.

Personal Statement

Please set out how you meet the essential criteria in no more than 500 words and upload this to our Applicant Tracking System. Ensure you tell us why you want the role and provide examples of your experience to evidence how you meet each criteria.

Sifting

Applications will be sifted against the essential criteria. If we receive a large number of applications, we will conduct an initial sift based on the lead criteria. The strongest candidates will be invited to interview to provide more information about their experience and skills.

Please note: Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Interviews

Candidates who are successful at the sifting stage will be invited for in person interviews
Interviews are expected to take place during the week of the 31st August.
There will be a short task to prepare for the interview.
Due to the large number of applications we receive, we will only provide feedback to people who attend an interview.

Reasonable adjustments

We value diversity and inclusion and actively encourage applications from everyone, especially those that are under-represented in our workforce. We consider visible and non-visible disabilities, neurodiversity or learning difficulties, chronic medical conditions or mental ill health. Examples include dyslexia, epilepsy or autism.

Please contact us at [email protected] to let us know what changes or help you might need to further on in the recruitment process.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo an enhanced (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy .

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : OCC Recruitment
Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

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