Childrens Support Worker

GreenSquareAccord; Walsall; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social care organization in Walsall seeks a Childrens Support Worker to assist vulnerable children affected by domestic abuse. Responsibilities include facilitating support sessions and coordinating with external agencies. Ideal candidates will have experience in child care settings, a relevant qualification, and the ability to handle complex situations. A competitive hourly rate of £11.12 for 30 hours per week is offered along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Annual holiday entitlement

Defined contribution pension scheme

Flexible working options

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience with children, young people, and families is essential.
• Ability to calmly respond to difficult situations and handle emergencies.
• Must have access to a car and a driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Support clients with identified needs in their individual support plan.
• Facilitate and support children in decision making.
• Organize consultations and meetings with children and parents.

Skills

Child development support

Crisis management

Effective communication

Multi-agency collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ level 3 in Social Care or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Overview

About The Service Anyone can be a victim of domestic abuse. Our domestic violence services protect women, men and children who are experiencing abuse. We have a range of services to support our clients, whether they need help leaving an abusive home or rebuilding their life after domestic abuse. We provide emergency short-term accommodation for women and men, with or without children, who are escaping abuse.

Role details

• Job Title: Childrens Support Worker
• Location: Walsall
• Hourly Pay: £11.12 per hour
• Hours: 30 hours/week
• Contract type: Permanent

In Your New Role, You Will

• Support clients with needs identified for their children in their individual support plan
• Facilitate and support children in decision making; promoting choice and independence
• Plan, prepare and deliver sessions to children on a 1:1 and a group basis, whilst parents are receiving domestic abuse support
• Deliver regular individual and family sessions working towards improving the overall wellbeing of children as well as strengthening the family unit
• Deliver innovative group sessions that coincide with local and national days of interest/event/celebrations
• Organise consultations, meetings with children and parents to ensure parents are included in their child’s play and development
• Organise outdoor/indoor activities during half term for children and parents through consultations and meetings to meet needs of every child
• Maintain client records, both written and electronic and ensure effective communication within the team and with any statutory or voluntary organisations involved in support (e.g., Schools, social services, police, etc)
• Liaise with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure all children are safeguarded
• Create local partnerships with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers etc and draw up processes for referral pathways
• Produce regular reports and monitoring information
• To empower children and young people to develop a positive attitude to life and self-image, to promote gender equality, to build on their strengths, confidence and self-esteem

Requirements

• Be qualified, capable/willing to gain qualification and/or have equivalent level of skills and experience to NVQ level 3 in Social Care
• Have significant experience of working with and in a child, young people and families setting
• Have knowledge and understanding of issues that relate to vulnerable children, young people and families
• Have experience of being able to calmly respond to difficult situations and handle emergencies without immediate supervision
• Have the ability to deal with a demanding workload and to prioritise effectively whilst maintaining attention to detail
• Have experience of and ability to use Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook to an intermediate standard
• Have experience working in a fast paced environment, whilst maintaining integrity and confidentiality
• Have experience of and confidence in liaising with external agencies including multi-agency working
• Be able to deal with complex issues that face children and their family
• Understand the importance of confidentiality and the need to follow policy and procedures
• Access to your own car and driver's license

Our purpose

We are proud to be able to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently. Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people — whether that`s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life. Our colleagues live and breathe this social purpose and we need great people, with skills across a range of disciplines, to make this happen.

Benefits

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes; annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).