Victim Support is looking for two Children and Young People (CYP) DA practitioners based in either Stoke-on-Trent or Stafford, on a fixed term 6-month contract.

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity for people affected by crime in England and Wales. We work towards a world where people affected by crime or traumatic events get the support they need and respect they deserve.

New Era is the holistic Domestic Abuse service operating across Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent, offering free and confidential support for victims, perpetrators and their families affected by domestic abuse. This is a fixed term contract lasting 6 months. The main purpose of the Children and Young People (CYP) DA practitioner is to deliver a specialist service to all young victims affected by Domestic Abuse across Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include delivering support to young victims of crime, using appropriate service guidance and policy framework, both on a 1:1 basis and through the delivery of small group work sessions. Our Children and Young People (CYP) DA Practitioner will develop and deliver innovative interventions to address the needs of children and young people, involving them in service design, delivery and evaluation. The role will also require you to develop good working relationships with partner agencies.

Our Children and Young People (CYP) DA Practitioner must have in depth knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime, domestic abuse and relationship abuse. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of successfully delivering services for children and young people and successful youth engagement in a comparable role within a service-driven organisation, including knowledge of safeguarding issues relating to young people.

This post will be based in either our Stoke or Stafford Office, although may begin by working from home. Whilst you will primarily cover this area, there will be an expectation for you to be mobile, willing and able to support the delivery of service across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.

Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as (A). In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.

If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.

If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.

Victim Support is committed to providing an inclusive and supportive environment for our staff. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We welcome applicants from all communities and as part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we would particularly welcome applicants of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage. We also particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from LGBT+ Communities.

Pause is a charity seeking to prevent the damaging consequences of thousands more children being taken into care each year.

Pause works with women who have experienced – or are at risk of – repeated pregnancies that result in children needing to be removed from their care.

 The programme gives women the chance to pause and take control over their lives, breaking a destructive cycle that causes both them and their children deep trauma, as well as reducing huge costs to society and the taxpayer.

 As a Pause Practitioner, you will be responsible for implementing a range of interventions and support measures as part of an integrated package of health, therapeutic and social support.

 You’ll be a big part of a small team, where everyone takes a flexible and collaborative approach to work, and is committed to improving outcomes for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

 Like Pause, you will be passionate about changing entrenched social issues, and will respond by ‘doing things differently’. You will play an integral part of a team where everyone takes an energetic, flexible and collaborative approach to their work, and are committed to improving outcomes in society. 

Pause Worcestershire will be launched in January 2021 and delivered by an independent provider, working in collaboration with Worcestershire County Council. It has been structured as a ‘social outcomes contract’, with the Council committing to pay for successful outcomes. Up-front funding and ongoing support is being arranged by Bridges Fund Management, a specialist social impact investor with extensive experience of delivering outcomes contracts.

Main purpose of Job

To engage with and offer advice and support to children, young people and their families using a combination of 1:1, group, online and telephone interventions.

As a practitioner, you will work as part of a team, undertaking assessments and delivering a range of evidence-based interventions for children and young people and their families. This could include holding a caseload, individual, parent & child, sibling, family, group and online, virtual, telephone interventions.

Key Responsibilities

· Assess the needs and strengths of the referred child or young person and help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change

· To design, deliver and evaluate interventions for children and young people which aim to improve mental health and well-being, build on existing strengths and increase levels of resilience

· Record and collect data with various tools and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions

· To take responsibility for own caseload of children, young people and families some with complex and multiple needs

· To involve children, young people and their parents in the co-production of programmes, activities and services

· To work collaboratively with Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership, Surrey Children’s Services, local service teams and other community-based services to provide the most effective service for children, young people and families 

· To keep accurate records of individual engagement, evidence of change and celebrate progress with children and young people

· To provide, record and report the appropriate data to ensure support programmes can be accurately monitored and evaluated

· To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures 

· To provide written case studies as evidence of the effectiveness of individual interventions 

· To work as part of a team and attend team meetings, training events and participate fully in one to one, peer and group supervision

· Provide time-limited 1:1 sessions for children, young people and families

· To take responsibility for the more complex cases/situations presenting within the service

· To attend and actively participate in regular supervision once every six weeks

· To work co-operatively and under the management of The Eikon Charity staff to ensure the highest quality of delivery and support

· To work within Eikon’s internal policies, safeguarding and data protection regulations

· To assist with the development and progression of the service by adhering to all communication requests and assisting with peer progression development when requested through case supervision

· To be responsible for equipment/resources linked to service delivery

· To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment

This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to changed based on the needs of the Department Programme.  The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.

'Inside Out' Young People's Intensive Key Work Practitioner

Applicants must have a clean driver's license and regular access to a vehicle

Norfolk

Fixed term contract until 31st March 2022

37 hours

DNM £26,329 Per Annum

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Norfolk area.

We are looking for a Practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team

The Inside out pilot service will provide intensive support services to identified, high risk looked after young people; and their carers/family to build their emotional resilience and support them to achieve stable placements, reduce their risk of harm and achieve positive outcomes and where possible reunification with their families.

You will hold a small caseload and provide intensive interventions for up to 25hrs per week, working closely with young person, their family, their placement provider and social care team. Building positive relationships with young people & their families, supporting them to be part of the care plan and working to reunify families and for young people to achieve placement stability either in care or within the home.

In order to be successful with this role, you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have extensive experience of:-

Delivering direct interventions with vulnerable young people on both a one to one and group work capacity.

Co-producing care and safety plans with young people that are young people led, focusing on both a relational & strength based approach

You will work as part of a team and be part of providing out of hours support for young people as part of an on call rota system, to ensure young people remain safe and receive emergency support through both online and other mediums.

You will need to demonstrate that you have:

A relevant professional qualification working with vulnerable children and families e.g. Diploma/degree in social work, counselling qualification, professional youth worker or related NVQ or degree.

Substantial experience of working with vulnerable young people and families that are hard to reach and from diverse backgrounds on both a one to one basis and through group work interventions.

Experience of supporting adolescents who are dealing with complex and sensitive issues through offering advice and advocacy.

Experience of partnership and multi-agency working.

Experience of working on one's own and within a team.

Experience of using IT based case management systems

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 14th February 2021.

Interviews will be held on the 26th February 2021.

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has two exciting new Mental Health Practitioner roles available to join our Mental Health Support Teams.  We are looking for experienced practitioners to add their expertise to this new service.

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust has been supporting children, young people, and their families across the Island for over 35 years - offering a range of information, advice, counselling and support, including 1-1 therapies and group work.  

Our vision is a future where all young Islanders are empowered to overcome barriers and achieve their potential. We believe that while life may be hard, accessing support shouldn’t be. We seek to support young people to face life’s challenges by providing youth-led emotional and therapeutic support, whenever they need it.

This year, we are working alongside IOW NHS Trust and Barnardo’s to deliver trailblazer Mental Health Support Teams in Schools across the Isle of Wight.

These teams will work in secondary schools and colleges to:

· Deliver evidence-based interventions in or close to schools and colleges for those children and young people with mild to moderate mental health issues.

· Help children and young people with more severe needs to access the right support.

· Work with, and within schools and colleges, providing a link to specialist NHS services.

· Build on and increase support already in place and not replace it.

The successful candidates will hold an accredited diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Counselling, Play, Drama or Art Therapy (or similar) and be a registered member of the appropriate accrediting organisation i.e. BACP. UKCP, HCPC or BABCP.

It is essential you have 2 years post qualifying experience working therapeutically with Children and Young People in a Mental Health context.

Please refer to the Job Description and Personal Specification on our website for further details including how to apply.

 

Bereavement Support Project Practitioner (Children and Young People)

Hove Based

Part time – 0.6

£32,029 pro rata

Winston’s Wish is a national charity providing support to children who have been bereaved. 

We are now recruiting a part time (0.6) Bereavement Support Project Practitioner to be based in Hove.

The successful candidate will provide structured bereavement support directly to children and young people through a range of channels including remote, digital and face to face from our offices, community venues and (when appropriate or required) through home visits across the UK. The post holder will set up and run a digital support group and will be responsible for maintaining records and data relating to the service.

All applicants will have a relevant professional qualification in working with children and young people – for example: counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, education, social work or health and at least three years’ experience and knowledge of working with and providing services to children, young people and families. We also welcome applicants with previous experience of working in bereavement/palliative care.  Previous experience of childhood bereavement is desirable, however, we are more interested in your ability and commitment to engage and work with children, families and other professionals.

You should be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic and creative team and you will have excellent interpersonal skills, especially in communicating with children.

Closing date for applications is 8th February 2021

This role is part of our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) in Birmingham and will work across three hospital sites – Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QE), Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH) and Heartlands Hospital (HH). The role will be based at QE and will visit and take referrals from the other sites on a regular basis. As a Youth Intervention Practitioner based in the A&E departments you will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have.

You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts at the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

For full details on the role please see the job pack on our website via the button below.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 25th January 2021.

Online first round interview: 1st February 2021.

'Inside Out' Young People's Intensive Key Work Practitioner

Applicants must have a clean driver's license and regular access to a vehicle

Hertfordshire

Fixed term contract until 31st March 2022

37 hours

DNM £26,329

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 130 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services within the Hertfordshire area.

We are looking for a Practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team

The Inside out pilot service will provide intensive support services to identified, high risk looked after young people; and their carers/family to build their emotional resilience and support them to achieve stable placements, reduce their risk of harm and achieve positive outcomes and where possible reunification with their families.

You will hold a small caseload and provide intensive interventions for up to 25hrs per week, working closely with young person, their family, their placement provider and social care team. Building positive relationships with young people & their families, supporting them to be part of the care plan and working to reunify families and for young people to achieve placement stability either in care or within the home.

In order to be successful with this role, you will need to be able to demonstrate that you have extensive experience of:-

Delivering direct interventions with vulnerable young people on both a one to one and group work capacity.

Co-producing care and safety plans with young people that are young people led, focusing on both a relational & strength based approach

You will work as part of a team and be part of providing out of hours support for young people as part of an on call rota system, to ensure young people remain safe and receive emergency support through both online and other mediums.

You will need to demonstrate that you have:

-A relevant professional qualification working with vulnerable children and families e.g. Diploma/degree in social work, counselling qualification, professional youth worker or related NVQ or degree.

-Substantial experience of working with vulnerable young people and families that are hard to reach and from diverse backgrounds on both a one to one basis and through group work interventions.

-Experience of supporting adolescents who are dealing with complex and sensitive issues through offering advice and advocacy.

-Experience of partnership and multi-agency working.

-Experience of working on one's own and within a team.

-Experience of using IT based case management systems

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is midnight on 14th February 2021.

Interviews will be held on the 26th February 2021

Part-time Bereavement Support Practitioner
Base: Finnieston, Glasgow G3 7RW - although currently working from home due to the ongoing pandemic.
Hours: part-time position (15 hours per week 0.4FTE)
Salary: £24,000 pro rata per annum (£9600) This is offered on a fixed term contract to 31 August 2023.

About Child Bereavement UK

Child Bereavement UK helps children, parents and families to rebuild their lives when a child grieves or when a child dies. We support children and young people up to the age of 25 who are facing bereavement, and anyone affected by the death of a child of any age.

We provide training to professionals in health and social care, education, and the voluntary and corporate sectors, equipping them to provide the best possible care to bereaved families.

About the role

We are seeking to recruit a passionate, skilled and experienced part-time Bereavement Support Practitioner to join our established team in Glasgow supporting adults bereaved of a child, as well as offering some support to young people, who are bereaved.  This post is office based, but due to the ongoing pandemic this post will be home based for the foreseeable future. Some experience of providing virtual support would be desirable.

Closing Date: Friday 29 January 2021
Interviews: Thursday 11 February 2021 (interviews will take place on Zoom).

This role is funded by the National Lottery.

To Apply and for More Information:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete your application. 

Child Bereavement UK recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly where we are under-represented, currently, this includes disabled people, LGBTQ+ and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME).

No agencies please.

School-Home Support - School Based Practitioner
Location: Forest Gate Community School
Salary range: £22,901 - £25,211 per annum - depending on experience
5 days a week, term time only
This post is for six months: from January 2021 to July 2021 (with potential to extend)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues the demand for family support has also risen. It is of paramount importance to School Home Support to continue supporting families to minimize negative consequences for children and families. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many families and there is much more to be done to help ensure every child is in school or supported back to school and ready to learn.

The post-holder will be based at Forest Gate Community School within their Family Support Service. The Family Support Service supports the schools safeguarding responsibilities in meeting the needs of vulnerable children and those at risk of harm. The post-holder will work closely with school staff and other agencies to form a team around the child approach to meeting needs. The post-holder will be involved in multi-agency meetings, such as Core Group, CIN, TAF and Child Protection Conferences. The post-holder will work with other agencies to improve attendance and the child’s engagement in learning. The post-holder will have an allocated caseload along with having to respond daily to any safeguarding concerns reported using the schools electronic system, Safeguard Software. The post-holder will need to be persistent, resilient and tenacious.

This is an opportunity for the successful candidate, who will have extensive experience of engaging children and their families and confident in forming professional partnerships.

Closing date for applications is Midnight 20th January 2021
First stage interview via Google Meets:  25th January 2021
Second Stage Interview with the School: 27th January 2021

TO APPLY AND FOR MORE INFORMATION:

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website where you can download the job description and complete the application process. 

School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and is committed to ensuring that our safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice. Our safeguarding policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances.

SHS is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. 

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

No agencies please.

As a Youth Intervention Practitioner based in the A&E department of St Mary’s Hospital, you will support young people who are experiencing trauma or tragedy and their families. You’ll be part of a team that is fully embedded in the hospital and that is highly valued by clinicians and community partners alike.

To do this well you need to be a people person; passionate about supporting young people, and excited at the prospect of working in a fast-paced and exceptionally busy environment. You’ll need a proven ability to work with high risk, vulnerable young people and an understanding of the impact intense, short term work can have.

You must be a strong communicator: as comfortable building a relationship with a young person as you are liaising with our clinical colleagues. You’ll be keen to keep learning, seizing training opportunities at Redthread and continuously reflecting upon and improving your practice.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are still working from the hospitals as we are classed as essential workers. You will need to do shifts the hospital, as well as working some days from home, depending on the needs of the team and the service.

This position is for a fixed term 12-month contract and to cover maternity leave from March 2021.

For full details on the role please see the job pack on our website via the button below.

Closing date: 10am, Monday 25th January 2021.

Online first round interview: 1st February 2021.

Winston’s Wish is a national charity providing support to children who have been bereaved. 

We are now recruiting a full time Bereavement Support Project Practitioner to work with children and young people in Worcestershire and the surrounding area.

The successful candidate will provide structured bereavement support directly to children and young people through a range of channels including remote, digital and face to face from our offices, community venues and (when appropriate or required) through home visits across the UK. The post holder will be responsible for networking within the Worcestershire area and will provide some bereavement training, they will also set up and run a digital support group and will be responsible for maintaining records and data relating to the service. 

All applicants will have a relevant professional qualification in working with children and young people – for example: counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, education, social work or health and at least three years’ experience and knowledge of working with and providing services to children, young people and families. We also welcome applicants with previous experience of working in bereavement/palliative care.  Previous experience of childhood bereavement is desirable, however, we are more interested in your ability and commitment to engage and work with children, families and other professionals.

You should be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic and creative team and you will have excellent interpersonal skills, especially in communicating with children.

Complex Case Practitioner, Brent 

Would you like to work closely with rough sleepers to promote and improve health and well-being?

The service

New Beginnings Brent Recovery and Wellbeing service is a WDP led integrated drug and alcohol service, in partnership with CNWL.  The service has been supporting residents in Brent since April 2018 and offers a broad range of recovery orientated, high-quality services to meet their needs

WDP is committed to the ongoing professional development of all our staff.  Through joining WDP, you will receive a warm welcome, peer support, extensive training, regular supervision and the chance to thrive in a lively and aspirational organisation.

The role

The post holder will be a dynamic, driven individual who is committed to providing support to homeless service users with multiple vulnerabilities and risk factors to achieve positive outcomes:

• Taking the lead in working face to face with currently or formerly homeless complex service users with substance misuse issues and dual diagnosis alongside other vulnerabilities
• Developing a creative and flexible approach to engaging with service users within the community
• Working closely with colleagues as part of a targeted mini- team around the person

Conditions

• Salary band of £26,000 - £33,825 per annum
• Fixed Term contract until March 31st 2022
• 37.5 hours per week

Location

The job will be based across multiple service hubs in Brent at WDP New Beginnings & Brent Council

Why should you apply?

• A new challenge
• Specialist role
• Competitive salary

Interested ?

The closing date for applications is Sunday 31st of January 2021 at 00:00 midnight.

The interviews will take place the week commencing the 15th of February 2020.

Interviews are likely to take place via Teams, to support social distancing

WDP and Our Values

WDP is an innovative behaviour change charity.  We facilitate long-lasting transformation in people’s lives to improve health, wellbeing and social integration.  We work across the fields of substance misuse, young person’s support, employability, sexual health and inpatient services.

All staff are required to work to WDP’s four values:

• Entrepreneurial
• In partnership
• Strong belief in service users
• Community-focused

All Posts are subject to disclosure and barring service check.

Winston’s Wish is a national charity providing support to children who have been bereaved. 

We are now recruiting a full time Bereavement Support Project Practitioner to work with children and young people in Bristol and the surrounding area.

The successful candidate will provide structured bereavement support directly to children and young people through a range of channels including remote, digital and face to face from our offices, community venues and (when appropriate or required) through home visits across the UK. The post holder will set up and run a digital support group and will be responsible for maintaining records and data relating to the service.

All applicants will have a relevant professional qualification in working with children and young people – for example: counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, education, social work or health and at least three years’ experience and knowledge of working with and providing services to children, young people and families. We also welcome applicants with previous experience of working in bereavement/palliative care.  Previous experience of childhood bereavement is desirable, however, we are more interested in your ability and commitment to engage and work with children, families and other professionals.

You should be enthusiastic about working as part of a dynamic and creative team and you will have excellent interpersonal skills, especially in communicating with children.

Closing date for applications is 25/01/2021