Your Sanctuary
Children’s Support Worker
Part Time - 30 hours per week - £22,291 pa (full time equivalent £26,750 pa)
Working hours 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Plus occasional on-call responsibilities as part of a rota for which an additional shift allowance will be paid.
Are you looking for a dynamic and fulfilling role where you can make a difference and enrich the lives of children who have experienced domestic abuse? If so, we are looking for a fun and enthusiastic individual to join our amazing team working in our refuge.
The work is child led where we offer activities such as play, arts and crafts, games or anything else that a child may be interested in to facilitate exploration of feelings, emotions, worries and their own experience of domestic abuse.
We are looking for:
- experience and understanding of working with children affected by trauma
- knowledge and understanding of child development, safeguarding issues, child protection, the Children's Act 1989 and 2004, issues surrounding child contact, residence and other relevant legislation
- passion for providing a safe space for vulnerable children
- the ability to build trust and strong working relationships with colleagues, children, parents and other professionals, working in partnership as required
- the ability to use a variety of techniques to clearly and successfully communicate with both children and adults
- strong organisational skills and the ability to adapt to changing needs
- a full driving licence, a reliable car that can be used for work purposes and to live no further than a 45 minute drive from our offices in Woking.
Your role will involve planning and delivering a range of high quality work with children that meets their needs, working closely with colleagues, the non-abusive parent, schools and other professionals to ensure the safety and well being of those we support. Developing a dialogue with children and their non-abusive parent in order to assess their needs, along with advocating and signposting are key to the role as is creating a warm, welcoming and inclusive environment. You will also support non-abusive parents to rebuild their confidence and parenting skills.
We offer a contributory pension scheme, 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time employees), an employee assistance programme and high quality training and development. The working hours for this role are 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday as there is a need to be available to provide support after the children return home from school. We are unable to offer term-time only working for this role.
Applicants must be able to undertake occasional emergency on-call duties as part of a rota for which there is additional shift pay (rota shared between all frontline staff).
Your Sanctuary is fully committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and our recruitment practices will reflect this. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a full referencing and DBS process before any offer of employment is confirmed. More information can be provided upon request.
People with lived experience of domestic abuse and/or other trauma can be attracted to this type of work through a desire to 'give back' and help others. It is vital that candidates are sufficiently recovered from their own experience to be able to safely provide empathetic, resilient, robust, trauma-informed support for survivors at Your Sanctuary. Please carefully consider your suitability when making an application.
Your Sanctuary is committed to fostering and inclusive, respectful and equitable environment for all individuals associated with our organisation. To apply, please send your CV and a covering letter with a paragraph on how your skills, experience and/or knowledge enable you to meet the requirements for the post. A full job description/person specification and covering letter is available on the Your Sanctuary website.
No agencies please.
Pay: £26,750.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
