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Southwark, London (including some travel around London Boroughs)
Are you a proactive, compassionate and collaborative individual with a proven track record of working and engaging positively with young people involved in, or at risk of, serious youth violence and exploitation? Do you have substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating effectively, the needs of clients to other professionals?
If so, join St Giles as a Southwark Children & Young People Caseworker, where you will use your professional skills, cultural competency, and lived experience to provide both face-to-face and virtual/remote one-to-one case working to young people at risk, or on the periphery, of gangs and serious youth violence.
About St Giles Trust
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
Southwark MyEnds
ST Giles Trust have been delivering interventions to high-risk young people in the borough through the Community Harm & Exploitation Operation Group since 2012. Through the VRU My Ends Consortium, SGT will work in partnership with consortium partners lead by Active Communities Network, to support vulnerable Southwark Young people to address concerns around group offending and related violence.
About this key role
Holding a caseload of up to 12 clients at any one time, our successful candidate will provide a client-led holistic support service that responds to individual’s needs, including supporting with housing, finances, benefits work and debt advice, parenting, health, ETE and criminal justice, and appearing in court.
We will rely on you to complete initial needs assessments with clients and to support them to develop individual support and risk management plans and regularly review them to assess progress. You will be expected to promote inter-agency collaboration in the assessment and planning process, and to develop and maintain strong relationships with partner agencies, while ensuring you close cases efficiently and positively, identifying a referral route for young people that will identify agencies that can be used for ongoing support is also a key aspect of the role.
What we are looking for
- Proven record of engaging successfully with challenging people, for example people who have complex needs or are reluctant to discuss their needs
- Strong experience in working as part of a multi-agency team
- Experience of using support plans and of calculating risk and implementing safety procedures for vulnerable clients
- To have a relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one
- Sound understanding of issues facing this client group
- Excellent interpersonal, prioritisation and communication skills, verbal and written.
Please note: this role requires that successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced DBS check, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable participants and colleagues.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications, and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy
Closing date: 9 am on May 5, 2026. Interview Date: WC May 11, 2026.
Registered Charity
501 - 1000
We help people held back by poverty, unemployment, the criminal justice system, homelessness, exploitation and abuse to build a positive future.
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About Us
Birmingham and Solihull Women’s Aid have for over 45 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse?
The region’s leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area.
Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have staff offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues.
We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.
Key Responsibilities -
To plan and implement high quality support and advocacy services for women affected by domestic violence in Solihull.
To provide one off support and case work to women accessing support in Solihull.
To work within a multi-agency framework to ensure the safety of women is prioritised.
Experience Required -
Providing practical and emotional support to women and children affected by domestic violence.
Offering advice and information and advocating for service users on a range of issues including homelessness, benefits, legal, social welfare issues etc.
Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with external agencies.
Working within safeguarding guidelines to protect and promote the well-being of children and vulnerable adults.
Benefits
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31 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
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Up to 6% matched pension contribution
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Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
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Life Assurance scheme while in employment (a lump sum of 4 times salary)
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Cycle to Work scheme
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Health Cash Plan scheme available to all employees from day one
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Successful candidates may have the opportunity to work under hybrid working arrangements, subject to the role and to the terms of our Hybrid Working Policy
BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs. Should you be unable to submit your application online and would prefer an alternative method, or you are experiencing another barrier to completing your application, please contact us via our website.
These posts are covered by a Genuine Occupational Requirement (Schedule 9; Equality Act 2010) and women only need apply.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is at 12 noon on Wednesday 6th May. Interviews will take place weeks commencing 18th May.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Actively Interviewing
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!
Anawim are looking to recruit a qualified IDVA (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate) to join their Central Services team.
Central Services is dedicated to providing comprehensive support to women through our Casework and Drop-in projects. These projects aim to address various challenges faced by women in Birmingham.
Casework Project offers specialised support in key areas including, Domestic Violence – IDVA, Children and Families, Accommodation, Substance Misuse, Multiple Complex Needs, Trauma.
Caseworkers will be required to provide individualise support, practical advice and signposting on a range of matters such as money management, benefits, homelessness, drug treatments, parenting, children’s education, healthcare, legal and immigration issues, mental health, training education and employment opportunities.Women may also present with issues such as self-harm, suicidal ideation and safety planning.
From our Birmingham centre, Anawim provides trauma informed services including holistic support and advocacy to enable women to reach their potential
Our Vision statement:
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
Our Values:
Anawim believes in the intrinsic value of every person and welcomes each women without judgement
We are deeply committed to listening to our women and building services around their needs
We help women to navigate the complex challenges they are facing and we do all that we can to support them for as long as they needs us
Anawim empowers women to make positive changes to turn their lives around, helping them, one step at a time – to become independent
We want the best for our women and to make sure their basic needs are met.We won’t rest until we’ve done all we can to keep them safe.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
A world where women are safe, free, valued and equal members of society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.