Children & Young People Support Worker - Dudley, United Kingdom - Churches Housing Association of Dudley & District (CHADD)

Churches Housing Association of Dudley & District (CHADD)

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Dudley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Job Title:
CYP Support Worker - Domestic Abuse Service

Location:
Dudley.

Responsible to:
Refuge Manager

Job Purpose:

To provide and coordinate a support service to children, young people and their families on a one to one or group basis, by identifying needs, aspirations and interests in order to achieve positive outcomes within the wellbeing strategy for our Refuge and Outreach provisions.

Working Hours: 18 hours per week on average.

Working Pattern:
Flexibility is required to provide an inclusive service, may include daytime, evening and weekend hours.

Key responsibilities

Welcome families to the service and provide them with support to meet their individual practical & emotional needs.
Help children & young people begin the healing process of working through traumatic experiences relating to domestic abuse and change.
Engage with families by facilitating a programme of community and individual activities such as therapeutic play, craft & art, exercise, outings, etc, which promote good physical and emotional health & wellbeing, relevant and accessible to the target client group.
Take the lead role in managing the day to day running of the onsite play facilities, including cleaning, monitoring safety, stock control & ordering supplies/services within budget.
Work in liaison with schools, agencies, partners & services to coordinate specialist help and interventions where required.
Work in partnership with parents to empower them to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes for their children and achieve their full potential, and provide support in promoting the parent/child relationship.
Support children and young people to manage themselves and their behaviours enabling them to recognise the impact of their actions on themselves and others using reflection and other therapeutic methods.
Demonstrate at all times a clear understanding of personal and professional boundaries.
Contribute to regular reviews of the support plan according to the case management policy including action planning to further progress, signpost, refer to or close a case.
Collect and monitor associated data, client stories and experiences to demonstrate the impact and outcomes of the service.
Ensure that views and experiences of clients and agencies are sought actively, recorded correctly and used to develop the service.
Report any issues, difficulties or complaints to the Refuge Manager and participate in the follow up investigations as required.

Safety & Security

Positively engage with all safeguarding requirements and ensure any potential concerns are reported immediately.
Maintain the physical security of the building, control access to the refuge when on duty, reminding residents to keep the address and security of the site secure.
Maintain confidentiality and adhere to information sharing protocols when working with service users, staff and external bodies and all legislation connected to the work.
Ensure that the security of sensitive information is kept within CHADD's policy and procedures according to GDPR.
Ensure that all health & safety regulations are strictly observed and comply with the Health & Safety Policy.
Ensure that all equipment provided at CHADD is working according to its purpose with regular testing and maintenance and report any emergency repairs or hazards.

General

Attend training in accordance with the needs of the service and the individual.
Attend and contribute to staff meetings.
Attend supervision and clinical supervision according to CHADD's policy and procedures.
Promote and support equality and respect and value the diversity of the community in which the service works in.
Represent and be an ambassador for CHADD working internally and externally with other.
To develop and maintain collaborative relationships with all CHADD staff, remaining committed to the organisation to provide a high level of support to clients.
Remain up to date and compliant with all organisational procedures and policies, professional codes of conduct and uphold standards of best practice.

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This is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities the post holder may have over time. This post may change according to the services development therefore it is essential that the holder is able to respond flexibly to the changes required of this post._
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It is possible that colleagues within our Supported Housing services will be required to have to have received both Covid-19 vaccinations in the near future. In this case, proof of vaccination will be required as part of the recruitment process._

Job Types:
Part-time, Temporary contract

Contract length: 7 months

Part-time hours: 18 per week

Salary:
Up to £11.32 per hour

Benefits: