Children’s Support Worker

We are recruiting for a Children's Support Worker to join our team in Lewisham; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Children's Support Worker

Location: Athena, Lewisham
Salary: £29,701.36 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Fixed term (1 year)

Hours: 37.5

We are looking for kind, empathetic, and dedicated individuals to join Refuge as a Children’s Support Worker within the Athena service. The Athena service delivers specialist support to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. As a Children’s Support Worker, you will play a key role in supporting children to recover, build resilience, and feel safe in a nurturing environment.

The scope of this role involves: Providing direct support to children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, Delivering age-appropriate one-to-one and group support sessions, Supporting children’s emotional wellbeing, safety, and development, Working closely with mothers to support positive parenting and family relationships, Developing and implementing support and safety plans tailored to individual needs, Liaising with external agencies including schools, social services, and health professionals, Maintaining accurate, confidential case records and reports, Promoting a safe, inclusive, and child-centred environment within the refuge.

This is a rewarding opportunity to provide high-quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children who are living in refuge accommodation.

Closing date: 9.00am on 16 June 2026

Interview date: 30 June 2026

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.