Children & Family Support Worker (Maternity Cover)

Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid; Lichfield; Híbrido; GBP 24 000 - 32 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

31 days annual leave

Pension contribution (up to 6%)

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Health Cash Plan

Hybrid Working Policy

Resumo da oferta

Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid (BSWA) provides safe accommodation and community support for women and children affected by domestic violence. The role involves delivering family support, play sessions, safeguarding, and awareness training while coordinating with partner agencies and operating a 24/7 on-call rota.

The charity offers a range of benefits and supports flexible, hybrid working arrangements where role and policy allow. BSWA promotes equality and inclusion across all activities.

Qualificações

• Develop and deliver family support and play sessions to children, young people and their mothers.
• Lead on domestic violence awareness sessions with children/young people and professionals.
• Work within safeguarding guidelines to protect and promote well-being.

Responsabilidades

• Celebrate delivery of play activities for children and families.
• Assess and meet children's needs in a holistic way.
• Maintain effective relationships with external agencies.
• Deliver training and awareness sessions.
• Operate within the on-site rota covering weekends, evenings and bank holidays, plus a 24-hour call-out system.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

To develop and deliver family support and play sessions to children, young people and their mothers in refuge and the community. To lead on domestic violence awareness raising sessions with children/young people and professionals. BSWA provides safe secure accommodation to some of the most vulnerable women and children therefore in order to ensure we provide maximum support and safety it is essential that our service is available to them 24/7. We do this through operating an on-site rota that covers weekends, evenings and bank holidays as well as a 24 hour call out system.

Of working within a children and family setting with women and children affected by domestic violence Of assessing and working to meet children's needs in a holistic way Of developing and maintaining effective working relationships with external agencies Of delivering play activities for children Of delivering training and awareness sessions Of working within safeguarding guidelines and legislation to protect and promote the well-being of children and vulnerable adults

Birmingham and Solihull Women's Aid have for over 45 years supported women and children with services around domestic violence and abuse. Could you be a part of our team as we continue our mission to end domestic violence and abuse? The region's leading charity in tackling violence against women and girls, BSWA offers a helpline, webchat, drop in and and community support as well as emergency accommodation in six refuges across the area. Projects supports women in the criminal justice system, in healthcare settings, and throughout the community, offering support to women and children experiencing domestic violence. Alongside this, we also have staff offering training and consultancy to businesses and health and social care professionals alike, raising awareness on gender based violence issues. We seek like-minded women to join our enthusiastic team of workers, all of us passionate about the vital and valuable work we do to support women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, and tackling the wider issues of violence against women and girls.

• 31 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
• Up to 6% matched pension contribution
• Free access to Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance scheme while in employment (a lump sum of 4 times salary)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Health Cash Plan scheme available to all employees from day one
• Successful candidates may have the opportunity to work under hybrid working arrangements, subject to the role and to the terms of our Hybrid Working Policy

BSWA is a Disability Confident Employer. We want everyone to have equal chance at being considered for our jobs.