Children & Young People Recovery & Safety Worker

BARNARDO'S; Launceston; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Group Personal Pension

Staff discounts

Cycle2work

Job summary

Barnardo's in North Cornwall is seeking a Children’s/Young Person’s Project Worker to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse. The role requires compassionate, non-judgemental engagement and strong safeguarding awareness.

You will work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team, delivering personalised support, running programmes, and liaising with partner agencies to widen access to learning and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing one-to-one support to children/young people affected by domestic abuse.
• Excellent knowledge of the effects of domestic violence/abuse on adults and children.
• Understanding of the support needs of children/young people who have experienced domestic violence/abuse.
• Empathetic and sensitive to the needs of those you work with and for, treating people with fairness and respect.
• Be robust enough to deal with complaints or incidents diplomatically.
• Be able to negotiate when dealing with potential conflict.
• Ability to effectively prioritise workload and manage time commitment to working in ways which prioritise the safety of families.
• An understanding of safeguarding procedures and the importance of consulting on risk concerns.
• Ability to hold people to account for their behaviour and be comfortable with challenge.
• The ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing, with a range of people, both over the telephone and in person, sometimes over sensitive and/or complex issues.
• The ability to manage administration, be computer literate and maintain effective recording systems.
• Experience of empowering individuals to make positive changes to their lives.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1- 1 support to Children and young people affected by domestic abuse
• Facilitate Children's & Young Persons Programmes.
• Enable children to access further learning and development opportunities from partner agencies and to assist children in achieving their personal development goals.
• Work with partner agencies to publicise the work of the project and encourage referrals to the project.
• Assist with the project evaluation process.

Skills

Empathy

Risk assessment

Teamwork

Communication

Safeguarding

Tools

Record-keeping software

Job description

Barnardo's in North Cornwall is seeking a Children’s/Young Person’s Project Worker to support children and young people affected by domestic abuse. The role requires compassionate, non-judgemental engagement and strong safeguarding awareness.

You will work both independently and within a multi-disciplinary team, delivering personalised support, running programmes, and liaising with partner agencies to widen access to learning and development opportunities.