Senior Children Young Persons Practitioner

Youll deliver education and prevention programmes to children and young people alongside professionals training to local schools and colleges with the aim of educating children and young people to spot unhealthy relationships and identify ways to stay safe from abuse. Alongside delivering youll strengthen our programme and training services and support our safer accommodation offer for children and young people helping us to continue to provide amazing support for our community.

Job requirements

• Support the development of our education and prevention programmes for children and young people (CYP) and specialist training for teachers and community groups.
• Facilitate and manage the delivery of the Relationships Without Fear and XRoads programmes to children and young people in education alongside delivering an age appropriate 121/dropin service.
• Demonstrate effective relationship building with children and young people maintaining engagement and confidence in our services.
• Monitor and collate data around delivery and outcomes to assist with stakeholder and commissioner feedback contract monitoring and service development.
• Maintain and commit to continuous learning and development keeping up to date with the everchanging pressures that children and young people face particularly around online safety and social media.
• Manage and maintain strong and efficient multiagency relationships to meet the identified needs of children and young people (CYP). This might include providing reports for or attending meetings such as MARAC and CYP conferences.
• Advocate for CYP so that agencies understand and meet their needs supporting CYP to engage with internal and external agencies to access services and help develop skills so they can achieve their goals.

What were looking for

• An NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People or equivalent.
• Minimum of one years experience working with children and young people providing either 1:1 support or group work/activities.
• Experience of delivering support to children and young people recognising individual needs such as developmental stage any additional learning needs etc.
• An understanding of the complexities surrounding domestic abuse and safeguarding and the effects that domestic abuse has on children and young people.
• The ability to keep clear concise and factual recordings of sessions/meetings the ability to liaise with other professionals and the ability to work under pressure and use your own initiative.
• Clear effective verbal and written communication skills great time management skills and the ability to prioritise high risk cases.
• Ability to work flexibly when evenings and weekends are required.
• A motivational approach to help lead coach and support their team members
• Able to drive and have access to a vehicle for business use.
• Enhanced DBS check.

Be a catalyst for change and help us impact the way our region addresses abusive relationships. Apply now!

Well be interviewing as we go so might close the application process early if we find the right person.

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INDAD

Were part ofHoneycomb Group a team of socialminded brands championing happy homes in our region by providing services and support that help people across Staffordshire and its surrounding areas feel secure connected and confident.

Glow is the catalyst for change in our community and our sector. Were working to systematically impact the way our region and our sector addresses abusive relationships. Everything we do is driven by a deep desire to change the future of relationships for the better. This is the start of something great.

Watch the video below to hear from some of the people weve supported.