Children and Young People Support Worker (Domestic Abuse)

Catch22; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job description

Company Description

At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'. We achieve this in two ways. Firstly, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

Beacon Victim Care Service

Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed Catch22 to deliver the Beacon Victim Care Service across the county. Catch22 Victim Services provide tailored support to individuals, to empower them to cope, and to recover, from the impact of crime.

Job Description

As a Beacon Support Worker in this role, you will be the named and allocated worker providing support to children and young victims and witnesses of Domestic Abuse. You will build and sustain high-quality relationships with young victims through an offer of support that wins confidence and trust. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies to ensure that there is a robust referral pathway in place.

This role sits within the Beacon Family Hub which works primarily with Child on Parent violence, so you may also support a small caseload of children and parents affected by this. The role will primarily relate to this focus by working with children and young people who have witnessed/been a victim of domestic abuse, where there is a risk that these children begin exhibiting the abusive behaviours that they have witnessed in their experiences.

You will be a passionate and experienced caseworker who shows an understanding and commitment to the needs of victims and witnesses and how the Victim Service can effectively address the needs.

Qualifications

What does good look like for this role?

• A confident, professional, and creative individual with a ‘can-do’ approach.
• The ability to guide young victims and witnesses through their journey to cope and recover following a crime, while preparing for mitigating factors or changing needs.
• The ability to build rapport with your young clients and create safe spaces for victims and witnesses to talk openly about their journey to cope and recover.
• You will represent Catch 22 as a trusted professional both to clients and when networking or advocating on a clients behalf with other services or organisations e.g. police, social workers, schools etc.
• You will work as part of a team to improve the shared knowledge and expertise in the service, as well as throughout Catch 22.

Additional Information

Those interested in applying for this opportunity should review the Job Description & Person Specification to find out more. If you have any questions about the role or recruitment process, please see our contact information on the Candidate Help Page. Please use reference REF3637X in your message so that we can identify the opportunity.

When applying please be cautious over the answers you provide. If you select “NO” to the screening question regarding Right to Work in the UK, your application will automatically be closed.

Additional Requirements: Successful post-holders will need to have a full UK Driving License and access to a personal vehicle for work purposes. The NPPV (non-police personnel vetting) check also requires that the post-holder has lived in the UK for the past 3 years with a few exceptions.

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time, 37.5 hours per week.

Salary: £27,040

Location: A blended approach of office working, home working, and visiting clients across Hertfordshire.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised. Where a deadline is advertised, Catch22 reserves the right to withdraw the post from advertisement without notice.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check, police vetting check, and employer Right To Work in the UK check. The post-holder must have right to work in the UK. Catch22 does not currently provide a licence to sponsor visas but please see this register to see those that do.

Proactive Recruitment Strategy: We are proactively recruiting to build a pool of pre-cleared candidates for future vacancies, for some of our opportunities. While we may not be able to offer an immediate role, successful applicants will undergo all relevant pre-employment checks, enabling them to join our workforce promptly when a position becomes available. This approach is based on expected leavers over the coming 3 month period and ensures a smooth transition into the team as opportunities arise.

To Apply: Please provide your CV and cover letter, along with the completion of the screening questions to express your interest in this opportunity. Please note, in the interest of safer recruitment and ensuring that applicants are a right fit for the role, submitted applications must contain a CV, satisfactory responses to the screening questions, and information detailing interest in the role, to be considered for this position.

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