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About Kinship
We are Kinship. The leading kinship care charity in England and Wales. We’re here for kinship carers – friends or family who step up to raise a child when their parents aren’t able to.
Together, let’s commit to change for kinship families.
Purpose of the role:
To facilitate training workshops for kinship carers across England, as part of the national training team, through an annual programme of Kinship roadshows and in-person and online workshops.
To contribute to the continual development and improvement of the Kinship training programme by developing new content and refining existing materials in line with insight, data, and feedback from kinship carers.
This role is home-based with frequent travel across England
Key responsibilities include:
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Co-facilitate professional, high-quality training to kinship carers in England.
- Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries, using Kinship's safeguarding framework where necessary.
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Ensure training is accessible, inclusive, and adapted to meet the diverse needs of participants.
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Meet training KPIs, including participants reporting they feel better supported (90%) and have increased understanding of the subject (80%).
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Contribute to the continuous development of training resources using insights, data, and feedback from kinship carers.
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Maintain a consistent and engaging approach across all training experiences.
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Use Salesforce effectively as the case management system to support training delivery, learning, and evaluation.
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Demonstrate confident and frictionless use of Zoom, including breakout rooms and interactive tools, to deliver engaging online training sessions.
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Actively support and contribute to a high-performing, inclusive, and supportive team environment.
Essential knowledge, abilities, skills and experience includes:
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Substantial experience delivering engaging online and in-person training and workshops for diverse audiences.
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Proven experience in professional facilitation using a range of techniques to engage participants.
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Demonstrable expertise using Zoom (including breakout rooms and tools) and PowerPoint to deliver high-quality training.
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Experience managing challenging or sensitive situations during training while maintaining clear boundaries.
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Proven ability to deliver training that achieves measurable impact and learning outcomes.
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Demonstrated use of a non-judgemental approach reflected in both language and behaviour.
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Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills with high attention to detail.
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Ability to collaborate effectively and work innovatively to achieve positive outcomes for kinship carers.
What we’ll offer you
Kinship offers 30 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time). We have an excellent wellbeing offer including the Employee Assistance Programme and clinical supervision. We will invest in your professional development with training and career development opportunities.
Kinship is committed to championing equality, diversity and inclusion. We believe our work is greatly enhanced by the varied backgrounds, experiences and views represented within our teams. We aim to create inclusive teams, celebrate differences and encourage everyone to join us and be their true self at work. We therefore encourage applications from anyone who fits our values, whatever their religion or belief, sex, gender identity, race, age, sexuality or disability and are actively seeking candidates that can bring real innovation and commitment to us.
How to apply
Please apply via CharityJob by attaching your CV and a covering letter, and responding to the following four questions:
Q1 - With reference to the job description, describe how your experience and values are a good fit for this role at Kinship? (max 250 words)
Q2 - Tell us about your experience delivering training workshops to diverse audiences. (max 250 words)
Q3 - Co-facilitation is an important aspect of delivering engaging and effective workshops, both online and in person. Can you describe your understanding of co-facilitation and outline the key components that make it successful? (max 250 words)
Q4 - Describe three things which are key to delivering an engaging and high-quality online training session (max 250 words).
Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your application reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
Tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values above.
Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to focus on your knowledge, skills and experience.
Don’t go over 2 pages on your covering letter.
Please do not use AI tools like ChatGPT to produce your answers. We use software to check, and your application will be rejected if you do.
Registered Charity
21 - 50
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.
Thank you!
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Salary: £23,970 per annum (Full Time) rising to £24,480 per annum after successfully completing six-month probation period
Location: Caerphilly
Contract Type: Permanent in line with funding - Agile – working where and when required, to do the job most effectively
Hours & working Pattern:
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35 hours per week (full time)
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Generally, Monday to Friday, with occasional evening and weekend work
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Flexible start and finish times that incorporate the hours of 9.30am to 4.30pm and a minimum of 30 minutes unpaid break during these times.
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Mandatory hwb days as part of a rota
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All team members must work flexibly on occasions to meet the needs of the Charity and the people we support
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Participate in the organisation’s Tier 2 emergency on-call rota (paid)
Accountable to: Project Manager
Purpose of the post:To provide specialist, trauma-informed support to individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness because of experiencing domestic or sexual abuse, harm or violence
Specific responsibilities:
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Deliver specialist, trauma-informed support to a case load of adults and families, recognising the impact of domestic or sexual abuse, harm or violence, and responding with empathy, respect, and consistency. #
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Contribute to an environment where support is psychologically informed, compassionate, equitable, and grounded in integrity—where every individual feels safe, heard, and supported.
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Respond to safeguarding concerns in line with legislation and organisational policies, maintaining a trauma-informed, non-judgemental stance that prioritises dignity and emotional safety.
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Work collaboratively with the team to provide Hwb cover in line with the agreed rota, ensuring individuals can access planned or emergency appointments, either in person, on the phone or online.
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Receive referrals into the service and carry out Initial Contact Assessments collaboratively, identifying the most suitable support options based on individual needs and preferences. Complete risk assessments and develop risk management plans, including the SafeLives DASH risk indicator and safety planning.
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Work closely with the team to manage and maintain the outreach waiting list, ensuring timely updates, regular contact, and effective triage for individuals.
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Work in partnership with individuals to identify support goals and outcomes, co-developing and regularly reviewing needs assessments, risk assessments, and support/safety plans
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Provide clear advocacy, signposting and referrals to internal and external services, guided by the individual’s expressed needs, interests, and readiness —such as social services, police, parenting support, health, legal advice, DWP, housing, education, recreation, and Cyfannol’s internal services (e.g. group work, sexual violence services, counselling).
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Build and maintain respectful, collaborative relationships with external agencies, and attend multidisciplinary meetings to promote the needs and rights of individuals through trust and partnership.
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Maintain factual, person-centred, accurate, timely, and confidential records of all casework and service activity, using Cyfannol’s Case Management System and other internal records
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Contribute to audits and reporting, engaging positively supporting service evaluation and development and recognising the value of reflective learning and continuous development.
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Encourage and support adults and children to have a voice within Cyfannol and the wider sector, for example by completing surveys, sharing feedback, and participating in relevant events
General responsibilities:
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Actively contribute to the achievement of Cyfannol Women’s Aid’s Mission, Vision, Aims, Goals and Objectives ensuring your work reflects our commitment to trauma informed practice.
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Demonstrate and positively promote Cyfannol’s core values of compassion, integrity, and equity in all aspects of your role.
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Proactively promote equality of opportunity, challenging and addressing discriminatory practices wherever they arise.
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Represent Cyfannol Women’s Aid professionally at external meetings, public events, conferences, and similar forums, safeguarding and enhancing the organisation’s reputation.
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Participate fully in team meetings, management supervision, clinical supervision and relevant training to support continuous learning and development.
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Work in accordance with Cyfannol’s policies and procedures, ensuring safe, ethical, legally compliant and consistent practice.
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Contribute to Cyfannol’s environmental goals by participating in carbon-reducing initiatives, including the organisation’s pledge campaign
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Undertake any other reasonable duties required to support the effective delivery of support services and the wider aims of the organisation.
It may be necessary, following consultation, to amend the job description in light of experience and changing circumstances.
This role requires frequent travel for business purposes. A current valid driving licence, access to a car and insurance covering business use
Closing Date: 12th December 2025
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