We are recruiting a Youth Outreach Worker & Hostel Warden to support and develop LCM’s youth work across our teams in London, and to develop links with partner churches to help mobilise and enable even more effective Gospel outreach to least-reached young people in London.

The successful candidate will be experienced in youth ministry across a church network or region, have a passion to reach out to young people in the inner city with the Gospel and have successfully discipled young, hard to reach youth to Jesus. They will be able to engage with church leaders, mission leaders, and deliver training to churches and LCM to support the growth and development of youth outreach ministry. The role-holder will be housed in LCM accommodation and be able to disciple and develop young people, providing a stable, nurturing home environment for Gap-year students and other short-term programme students living in LCM’s hostel.

A strong evangelical Christian faith, evangelistic focus, alongside evidence of mentoring young people are essential for this role.

If you possess this gifting and skills mix, and have a strong track record in Gospel outreach and discipling young people to Jesus in an urban setting, Please visit our webstie for details on how to apply.

There is a general occupation requirement that the sucessful candidate be an evangelical christian.

Victim Support is looking for a Young Person's Project Worker to work with young people who had been victims of gang related crimes in Islington as part of the Islington Gang Team (IGT)

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.

The main purpose of the Islington Gang Team Young Victims Project Worker is to deliver a specialist service to all young victims living in Islington that are victims of gang related crimes.

The main duties and responsibilities of this role include delivering support to young victims of gang related crime, using appropriate service guidance and policy framework, both on a 1:1 basis and working in partnership with other professional colleagues in the Islington Gang Team (IGT). Our Young Victims Project Worker 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 and complete monthly and quarterly reports for Victim Support and Funders.

Our Young Victims Project Worker must have in depth knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime, gangs culture and serious violence. 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.

The post will be based in Islington Police Station, but you will also be required to work from Victim Support office in Islington. This fixed term to 31/03/2021, with possibility of extension following funding.

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

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, cycle to work scheme, 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 takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

Chance UK has been delivering early-intervention mentoring programmes across London since 1995. We are looking for youth workers across two of our mentoring programmes; Explore & Empower and STEP. We are currently running all of our mentoring services via online platforms and phone to adhere to the current government guidance on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus. We will resume with face to face sessions as and when the government guidance allows and in discussion with individual families.

Key Information  

Job Title:  Youth Worker

Reporting to: Programme Lead

Salary: £12 per hour 

Hours: Part time (approximately 12-22 hours per week) 

During term-time, these hours will be predominantly at weekends during the daytime and after school during the week, to fit alongside families’ availability. During school holidays these hours could swap to accommodate some weekday daytimes. 

Location: Islington and online

Duration:  June 2020 until April 2021 

Proposed start date: June 2020 

About the role: Mentors pick the child up from home and run a 1:1 session in the community, once a week for 2-4 hours. They use the solution-focused approach to work on building the child’s self-esteem and confidence, set goals and explore new places. We are currently running all of our mentoring services via online platforms and phone to adhere to the current government guidance on the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus. We will resume with face to face sessions as and when the government guidance allows and in discussion with individual families.

Explore & Empower is Chance UK’s flagship early intervention programme that supports 5-12 year old children with behavioural and emotional difficulties and their parents/carers. This nine month-long programme empowers children to develop their skills, confidence and life aspirations through weekly mentoring sessions alongside 1:1 and group support for parents and carers 

STEP transitions mentoring is Chance UK’s newest programme that supports year 6s and year 7s (and their parents/carers) as they make the move to secondary school. In this six month-long programme, each child will receive weekly mentoring sessions and group support, helping them to develop skills confidence and strategies to manage the changes ahead, successfully navigate their first months of secondary school and beyond. 

This programme is designed for children who have current/past involvement from CAMHS. The families we work with have often experienced challenges in life e.g. trauma and we use solution-focused techniques to help strengthen relationships and explore their preferred future. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Attending Chance UK’s mentor training (either two full days or three evenings) and delivering a structured mentoring programme according to the principles and ethos outlined 

• Mentoring a caseload of up to 6 children for a six-nine-month duration. Every effort will be made to allocate Youth Workers to children who live in a close area so that sessions can be completed as efficiently as possible 

• Meeting each child on a weekly basis, online or picking up/dropping off at home, building rapport, and planning appropriate activities according to their individual interests, abilities and goals 

• Taking full responsibility for the child’s safety and welfare when out in the community together 

• Liaising directly with each parent/carer to ensure sessions happen every week

• Completing an online report for each session within 24 hours of it taking place 

• Understanding and abiding by all of Chance UK’s policies and procedures 

• Following Chance UK’s safeguarding procedures and acting on any concerns within an appropriate timeframe 

• Attending a graduation ceremony at the end of the mentoring period, and abiding with Chance UK’s no-contact policy with families after this date 

• Working pro-actively with the Programme Manager to achieve the best outcomes for each child, and flagging up issues that arise 

• Attending a monthly 1:1 supervision with the Programme Manager at Chance UK’s office 

Person specification: 

Essential 

• Significant experience supporting children or young people on a 1:1 basis 

• Strong understanding of the context and challenges facing vulnerable children and families 

• Strong understanding of the impacts of domestic violence and how these might present in children

• Safeguarding training successfully completed to a level 3 standard within the last 18 months. Evidence of this training (dated provider's certificate) should be provided at interview. 

• Ability to work in a child-centred manner; quickly building trust and rapport with a child

• Commitment to seeing each child complete the full six- or nine-month programme once started 

• Ability to have motivational conversations about topics children find challenging in a non-judgemental and child-centred way 

• Willingness to take part in a range of activities depending on the child’s interests 

• Agreement to stick within the monthly budget for activities and to claim expenses promptly at the end of every month 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent time-management and organisational skills

• Own transport or ability to use public transport to travel between family homes 

• Flexibility with scheduling own working hours, whilst bearing in mind that all sessions with a child must take place outside of school time 

Desirable 

• A professional qualification in youth work, social work, child development, education or a related field 

• Experience supporting children in the 5-13 age range on a 1:1 basis 

• Experience working in a trauma-informed way 

Essential competencies: 

• A flexible team player who thrives on a diverse work portfolio. 

• Is solution focused and pre-empts problems by seeking guidance or taking action. 

• Pursues tasks/goals with energy, drive and a need for completion. 

• A self-motivated individual with the ability to work effectively under pressure and with minimal supervision. 

• Committed to diversity and implementing equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice. 

• Discretion in dealing with sensitive and confidential information.

Please send a CV and 1 page covering letter to the recruitment email. 

Closing Date:

Round 1 - STEP Mentoring Programme closes on Thursday 4th June 2020. 

Round 2 - Explore and Empower Mentoring Programme closes on Thursday June 25th 2020.

We are looking for successful candidates to start as soon as possible and therefore applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and interviews scheduled accordingly. 

The job description is a general outline of the duties and responsibilities the post holder may be required to undertake other duties as may reasonably be required from time to time. 

Children and Young People’s Support Worker - Bank Shifts
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour (plus a night premium)

We are looking for amazing Bank Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Short Break Home in Dartington.

We understand that different people have different needs and life commitments.

As a Bank Support Worker, you’ll have flexibility and access to shifts that fit in with your lifestyle. Bank working could be your main method of working or a secondary role. You may want day or night shifts, be returning to work after a break, or be using it as a stepping stone to a more permanent role by gaining skills and experience in a supportive environment.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career as well as experienced Support Workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young people who have learning disabilities, make their lives better, and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and an amazing array of training opportunities. We will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you progress your career and become one of our Senior Workers in the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave pro rata on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

All communication relating to your application, including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

PLEASE NOTE: in accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

To apply for the role of Children and Young People’s Support Worker (Bank Shifts), please apply via the button shown.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Children and Young People’s Support Worker, Support Worker, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Children and Young People’s Support Workers - Day Staff
Dartington, Nr Totnes
£9.34 - £9.98 per hour
Full-time/part-time hours available

We are looking for amazing Support Workers to join the team at Robins, our 10 bed Residential & Shortbreak Home in Dartington.

Children and young people with learning disabilities and their families are at the heart of everything we do, and we want every person we support to have a great life with excellent outcomes. We couldn’t achieve that without all the great Support Workers who join our care teams. It all starts with you!

There is no such thing as a ‘typical’ Support Worker. Our staff come from lots of different backgrounds, people with little or no experience but want a job that involves helping people, those who want a change of career, as well as experienced Support Workers. The one thing that links them all together is their desire to work with young learning disabled people, make their lives better and help them to learn something new or take a further step towards independence. Our Support Workers certainly don’t see what they do as ‘just another job’.

No two days will be the same as you will get involved in a variety of different tasks and activities while helping young people to learn the skills they need to live the life they choose.

As a full-time Support Worker on days, you will work a pattern of 2 days on, 2 days off and as shifts are planned in advance, you will know exactly what your work pattern is so that you can plan your life outside of work. A typical term-time day shift is 07:00 - 10:00 and 14:30 - 21:30 and during school holidays and at the weekends, the shift is usually 08:00 – 20:00. Part-time shifts are also available.

A typical weekday night shift is 21:15 – 09:15 during term time and on Saturdays and during school holidays it is 20:00 – 08:00 with a working a pattern of 3 nights on, 3 nights off.

Part-time hours are agreed at the point of job confirmation and discussed within interview. Bank staff are able to work with us to choose their hours to meet business needs within our standard shift patterns.

Ideally, you will have previous experience in this sector and hold a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare (or equivalent). Though this qualification is by no means essential, a willingness to gain the qualification within 2 years is required. Defined as a “Good” provider by Ofsted, Robins are looking for “Outstanding” staff who will deliver support in a professional, caring way.

In return, we would like to support you in making care work your career, offering you an extensive induction on commencement of employment and an amazing array of training opportunities, we will also work with you on your own individual development plan to help you to progress your career and become one of our Senior Workers in the future.

We are a well-established charity that provides an excellent range of staff benefits including 28 days’ annual leave on starting, a company pension scheme and a staff discount scheme.

Lifeworks is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. For this post, pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought, and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to encouraging applications from applicants who declare they have a disability, provided they meet the minimum job criteria as specified in the person specification, by offering a guaranteed interview.

PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with the Children’s Home Regulations 2015, applicants need to be 21 years or over to be able to work at Robins.

All communication relating to your application including any invitations to interview will be communicated by email. Please check your spam folder regularly for missed emails.

This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Additional Keywords: Support Workers, Healthcare Worker, Healthcare Co-ordinator, Social Care Worker, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, Social Care Assistant, Healthcare, Social Care.

Redthread works with vulnerable young people in crisis. Whether they have been the victim of a stabbing, are seeking support for anxiety, have suffered a sexual assault, or want to find a new home beyond the reach of a gang, we support them to overcome the challenges they face through our dynamic youth work programmes.

We are launching our Youth Violence Intervention Programme (YVIP) at three new hospitals in London this year with funding from the Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime. We’re recruiting and training three dynamic new teams who will set up and embed the service in Croydon University Hospital, University Hospital Lewisham and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. Each team consists of a team leader, two youth intervention practitioners and a programme coordinator, and we are looking for one more Youth Intervention practitioner to join each team. We are particularly keen to find people local to each hospital who know the area and have good networks.

During the Covid-19 outbreak, our teams are working from home, still taking referrals from the hospitals and offering phone support to young people. We will go back to working in the hospitals when it is safe to do so and are in discussion with our clinicians about how to make this happen, but this role may begin working from home.

“Redthread youth workers are doing an incredible job helping young victims to move away from the circles that led to them getting hurt” (Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London)

The purpose of the role is to work with young victims of violence and exploitation in the ‘teachable moment’, empowering them to make positive choices and working with partner agencies for long-term change.

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

Closing date: 10am, Monday 15th June 2020

Online Assessment: 24th June 2020

The Project Worker will contribute to the provision of our ‘Changing Lives’ Resettlement service which supports people experiencing marginalisation or disadvantage as a result of homelessness, poverty, substance misuse, mental health problems or social isolation, to help them achieve settled and healthier lives.

Project Worker

Permanent contract

10 hours per week

£6,321 per annum (plus allowances)

Location Torbay

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 around the country

We are currently looking for a flexible, experienced and child-centred professional to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to work with individual young people to reduce the likelihood of going missing and to provide timely return home interviews following a missing episode; to provide advocacy to looked after children and children subject to child protection planning, ensuring their voice is heard when decisions are being made about their care; the ability to make trusted relationships with young people is essential.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

Experience of working with young people, including crisis interventions

Experience of using evidence based interventions to achieve good outcomes

A professional qualification/degree in a relevant discipline eg social work, youth work, health, therapeutic interventions or equivalent relevant experience

Knowledge of current issues facing young people and their families

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 June 2020.

Sessional Project Worker

Permanent contract

sessional hours

£12.16 per hour (plus allowances)

Location Torbay

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 around the country.

We are currently looking for a flexible, experienced and child-centred professional to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to work with individual young people to reduce the likelihood of going missing and to provide timely return home interviews following a missing episode; to provide advocacy to looked after children and children subject to child protection planning, ensuring their voice is heard when decisions are being made about their care; the ability to make trusted relationships with young people is essential.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

Experience of working with young people, including crisis interventions

Experience of using evidence based interventions to achieve good outcomes

A professional qualification/degree in a relevant discipline eg social work, youth work, health, therapeutic interventions or equivalent relevant experience

Knowledge of current issues facing young people and their families

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 June 2020

Manchester Mind is working with Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust to deliver roles within community mental health teams in Manchester. To help us with this work we are looking to employ a social worker. The post-holder will work within an integrated, multi-disciplinary team with staff employed both by Manchester Mind and the Trust.

As a Social Worker you will be a crucial member of the team. You would be proactively supporting and care co-ordinating a caseload of people with mental health problems and complex needs.

Location: CMHT North East (Harpurhey District Office) and CMHT North West (McCartney House)

Hours: 37 per week

Salary: £32,878 + 5% pension contribution

Annual Leave: 28 days + bank holidays

Contract: Permanent

The skills and experience that are most important to us are:

• Qualified as a social worker
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs
• Ability to work in a collaborative way

Application is by application form only. All application documents can be found in this listing and on the Vacancies page of the Manchester Mind website.

The deadline for submission of applications is 9am, Tuesday 9th June 2020.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services.

S V 2 is looking for a Crisis Worker.

S V 2 is a Charity working in partnership with Derbyshire Constabulary, NHS England and Derbyshire County Council to provide support for victims of rape and serious sexual assault at Millfield House, a Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) based in the middle of the County.

We are looking for a highly motivated Crisis Worker to be part of an on-call rota team providing Crisis Worker cover in the evening (5pm-8am) and at weekends, including bank holidays (8am-5pm & 5pm-8am).

The Crisis Worker role is to provide crisis management support to clients attending the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) for a forensic medical examination.

This is a part-time position covering approximately 6 shifts a month, however double shifts are available.

Called out hours are paid at the rate of £11.45 per hour (time and half for evening and weekend and double time for bank holiday work).

The Crisis Worker will also be paid 2 hours per month for home administration £22.91 and £83.78 per month in recognition of your on-call time.

The Crisis Worker will cover the Advice Line whilst on call. Advice Line calls will be paid at the appropriate pro rata hourly rate for each 15 minutes or part thereof.

To apply for this post, you will need:

• To be no further than 40 minutes from Millfield House (DE55) when on call

• At least two years’ experience of working with trauma

• Flexible way of working

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times in all aspects of the work.

• To be a team player, excellent communicator and flexible in approach, attitude and work.

• Driving licence and access to a car with business insurance

It will be necessary for you to apply for a Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure and be subject to Police Vetting as a requirement for this position.

Applicants should register their interest by clicking the ‘apply on line’ button and attaching their CV. We will then contact you and provide you with an Application Pack.

Closing date for completed applications is 19th June 2020. If application is successful, interviews will be held on 1st July 2020.

These are innovative new roles to develop ‘social prescribing’ in the local NHS. Based in the East Central Primary Care Network (PCN) you will work in different GP practices in that Network to deliver their specific priorities.  You will join a team of six Link Workers working in Haringey PCNs and be part of a wider community based Borough team which offers information, signposting and short term support across the eight localities in Haringey.

Social prescribing empowers people to take control of their health and wellbeing through referral to non-medical ‘link workers’ who give time, focus on ‘what matters to me’ and take a holistic approach, connecting people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

Social prescribing can help to strengthen community resilience and personal resilience and reduces health inequalities by addressing the wider determinants of health, such as debt, poor housing and physical inactivity, by increasing people’s active involvement with their local communities. It particularly works for people with long-term conditions (including support for mental health), for people who are lonely or isolated, or have complex social needs which affect their wellbeing.

For details of how to apply please download the Applicant Pack and Monitoring Form.

Victim Support is recruiting for a full time Children & Young peoples caseworker to work across the South London area.

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.

The purpose of the role is to deliver a specialist enhanced service to all young victims of crime across London with a focus on supporting young people affected by serious youth and gang related violence, as well as the delivery of the support to young victims of crime using appropriate service guidance and policy framework.

The main duties for this role are to develop and deliver innovative interventions to address the needs of children and young people who have been victims of crime. Applicants will be required to work closely with children and young people in the project to involve them in service design, delivery and evaluation, including coordination of local youth forum.

To be successful in the role, our children and young person's worker must have in depth knowledge, understanding and awareness of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime, gangs culture and serious violence. It is a necessity that you have the ability to develop creative solution focused interventions with vulnerable children and young people. You should have the ability to negotiate, advocate and influence others. 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. You will need to ensure that all services are delivered within a strong safeguarding framework and that services are also delivered within a strong Equality and Diversity Framework

You will need to develop and manage local partnerships, to develop a consistent and joined up approach.

You will be required to use existing data capture systems to ensure appropriate data is gathered for reporting purposes and ensure reporting is timely.

The role does require travelling across South London.

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 takes pride in being a diverse organisation, enriched by the participation of all individuals and communities. Diversity matters and we value it.

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is an Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.  We are looking to recruit experienced practitioners to work across both the Young Victim Service and Building Respectful Families – our service supporting families affected by Child on Parent Violence

SAFE! Project Workers 
Locations: Opportunities across the Thames Valley  
Hours: Part-time and Full-time positions available 

Salary: £24,313 - £26,317 (NJC SO6) pro rata 

In order to be considered for this role you will have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role.An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you will have experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high-standards of professionalism. You will be responsible for:providing appropriate support to children, young people and parents, conducting assessments and designing individual intervention plans based on the young person’s needs and providing support parents/carers. 

Applicants will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.  In addition, you must be able to demonstrate your active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity.

SAFE! works across the Thames Valley.There are currently office bases in Oxford and Bracknell and desk sharing arrangements in Bicester and Newbury.Home-working is also considered. We have part-time positions available in Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire (between 15 and 22.5 hours per week) and either full-time or part-time positions in Oxfordshire and Reading/West-Berkshire.

These roles will require some travel around the region, and occasional unsociable working hours. In return SAFE! offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension, flexible working and 28 days annual leave (pro rata), as well as the opportunity to play a key role in this award-winning charity at an exciting time.

Appointments will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!