CYP Support Worker
Venn Group’s Social Housing Recruitment Team are currently recruiting for a CYP Support Worker for a highly reputable domestic violence organisation based in Cardiff to begin employment for a 1 year FTC.
Location: Cardiff
Contract Type: 1 year FTC
Working days: 37.5 hours rolling rota
Hourly Rate: £20,500 - £22,000DOE
Day-to-Day Duties:
- Liaise with external agencies to identify children who may benefit from the project
- Engage with children, young people and their families, carry out initial assessments of risks, needs, strength, and collate relevant information from the child, parents, and other agencies where relevant
- Develop a detailed support package for the child/young person, identifying goals, aspirations and needs
- Facilitate group programmes, 1-2-1 mentoring and or support with children and young people between the ages of 5-16 who have experienced or witnessed domestic abuse as required
- Work with families, children and young people in an empowering, solution focused and engaging manner
- Support families in identifying and addressing issues relating to their children and support positive parenting, healthy relationships and welfare of children and young people
- Develop local focus groups where children and young people can contribute to the development of the project
- Work alongside young people in developing resources, group sessions and toolkits
- Co-facilitate training for professionals with young people
- Support, signpost and refer women and children to the services they may wish to engage with for example social services, the police, parenting, health, legal, DWP, housing, homelessness, recreational, educational and cultural services and other internal services
- Advocate on behalf of children and young people and ensure that children feel safe, supported and listened to within our service and in dealings with other agencies
- Participate in meetings encourage women and children to participate in and give feedback on service provision
- Assist in qualitative and quantitative data collation
- Promote the service in the local area
Essential Skills:
- A current enhanced DBS issued within the past 12 months
- Experience in supporting victims of domestic violence and Children
- Ability to conduct risk & needs assessments and create support plans
If you have a current DBS, relevant experience, are immediately available and would like to be considered for this position please call Emily Rex or Branwen Johns on 0117 930 8760 or send an updated CV to erex@venngroup.com