Children\'s Domestic Abuse Worker

Job description

We have a current opportunity for a Children's Domestic Abuse Worker on a permanent basis. The position will be based in Nottinghamshire. For further information about this position please apply.

Job title: Domestic Abuse Children's Worker

Location: Nottingham

Hours: 37 Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00

Salary range: £24,220 per annum

Type: Permanent

Sector: Domestic Abuse

Key Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for all children when in your care ages 18 months to 16 years. To plan and implement a programme of individual and group play work, including health, wellbeing, safety planning and safeguarding. Flexible working hours may be necessary to achieve this, by agreement with the staff team and management group.
• To empower and support children and their mothers in making their own decisions and taking control of their lives, including supporting the mother in her relationship with her children.
• Where possible organise, recreational activities considering the different age groups, i.e., toddlers, children and teens including Creative play schemes and activities for different age groups; Organising trips; whilst maintaining play facilities in the refuge and outdoor play area.
• To provide and arrange practical assistance for the children when necessary, including advocacy and liaison with other agencies, e.g., schools, social services; Gathering, updating, and making accessible information about local agencies and community resources; Arranging assistance with any necessary transportation.
• Assisting the mothers to take part in their child/children's educational and social welfare in school.
• With other colleagues, facilitate the smooth running of the refuge including encouraging children and their mothers to respect and take responsibility for the daily maintenance of the refuge; Arranging house meetings with children and /or mothers as necessary; Helping to arrange parties for children and or mothers, if necessary, various festival and key events, according to financial limitations.
• To keep up to date with and implement the requirements of the law and any new legislation relating to work with children such as the Children's Act, Child Protection Policies, Child Abuse etc.
• Be aware of any special needs of children, e.g., cultural, behavioural, dietary, etc.
• To identify gaps in the service relating to children and bring to the attention of management and the staff team with proposals to meet those needs.
• Setting up and maintaining information, record keeping and monitoring systems in relation to children as required by the Organisation and given funding bodies

Working with people

• Work collaboratively with colleagues in other teams to improve service effectiveness and deliver a positive customer experience.
• Support, coach and supervise Care with Support Workers and as appropriate.
• Contribute to and work as part of a team, including providing cover for absent colleagues.
• To participate fully in staff meetings, training, and other team activities.
• Build and maintain effective and productive working relationships with colleagues.
• Encourage and enable customers to be involved in shaping the service and their own care and support provision and participate in customer consultation in line with organisational strategy.
• Achieve high customer satisfaction levels using feedback and customer insight
• Proactively deal with enquiries from family members, social workers, and health professionals.

Person Specification:

• Experience working with young people with multiple complex needs.
• Experience working with vulnerable people effected by Domestic Abuse would be advantageous.
• Clear Enhanced DBS

Employer Benefits:

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata for part time) per year
* 2 volunteering days per year for things like helping out in local communities
* An additional 'Beliefs day' once a year to have an extra a day off
* Supported family friendly approach with extended parental leave
* Enhanced pension with matched contributions of up to 9%
* Option to buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave per year
* Life assurance cover 3 x your salary
* Cycle2work scheme
* Hybrid Working - Dependent on job role and department
* Health cash plan scheme for your everyday healthcare needs which you can add your family members too
* Tenancy deposit - interest free loan to help with rental deposits and season Ticket loan
* Access to extensive learning and training opportunities with Wisebox platform
* Colleague virtual social platform with our workplace pages where you can keep up to date with the organisational activity and link in with colleagues
* Career progression across the organisation with our mentoring/coaching programmes, apprenticeships and career planning support
* Employee Assistance Programme- We are committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues and support this as an organisation.

For more information please click apply!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.