Domestic Abuse Refuge Playworker*

Stop Domestic Abuse; Eastleigh; Remote; GBP 9,000 - 13,000; Part time

Job summary

Stop Domestic Abuse in Eastleigh is seeking a part-time Children and Young People Support Worker to plan and deliver age-appropriate play activities in refuges and provide crèche support for group work.

You will assist the supervising team in developing individual support plans for women and children, help mothers address their children’s needs, and support trauma recovery while promoting mother–child relationships. DBS disclosure is required.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and families in refuges.
• DBS disclosure is required.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering age-appropriate structured and free play activities to children and young people living in refuges.
• Delivering crèche support for group work delivered in the refuges and the community.
• Supporting the Support Worker – Children and Young People Specialists/Refuge Specialists in creating the individual support plans with the women and children living in the refuge and supporting and empowering them to achieve their goals.
• Working in partnership with individual mothers in the refuge regarding particular needs of their children.
• Helping children begin the healing process of working through their traumatic experiences of domestic abuse and change.
• Providing support to women in promoting the mother/child relationship.

Job description

*This post is open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Stop Domestic Abuse is a trauma informed organisation, the work we do to support those affected by domestic abuse may be triggering for those with past trauma. Please only apply if you are living free from abuse. If you’d like to talk to us about this, please get in touch.

MAIN PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THE JOB

• Planning and delivering age-appropriate structured and free play activities to children and young people living in refuges.
• Delivering crèche support for group work delivered in the refuges and the community.
• Supporting the Support Worker – Children and Young People Specialists/Refuge Specialists in creating the individual support plans with the women and children living in the refuge and supporting and empowering them to achieve their goals.
• Working in partnership with individual mothers in the refuge regarding particular needs of their children.
• Helping children begin the healing process of working through their traumatic experiences of domestic abuse and change.
• Providing support to women in promoting the mother/child relationship.

Available Posts:

Eastleigh:
Reference Number: STOPDA951
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours Per Week: 16 (Working within Monday - Thursday: 9:30am - 5:30pm & Friday: 9:30am - 5pm)

There is no closing date for this post, we will keep the vacancy open until we have successfully appointed to the role. Once your application has been reviewed we will contact you to let you know if you have been shortlisted for an interview.

We particularly welcome applicants from BAMER communities that are currently under-represented in our organisation.

Appointment will be on merit alone.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) disclosure will be required for this role.