Domestic Abuse Refuge Playworker

SOUTHERN DOMESTIC ABUSE SERVICE; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Stop Domestic Abuse invites applications for a part-time playworker role in Eastleigh. The post involves delivering age-appropriate play, providing creche support for group activities, and helping develop individual support plans for women and children living in refuges.

There is a 16-hour week schedule (Mon-Thu 9:30-5:30, Fri 9:30-5). This is open to female applicants in line with the Equality Act, and an enhanced DBS will be required.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering age-appropriate play activities for children and young people in refuges.
• Ability to support women and children’s needs and contribute to individual support plans.
• Sensitivity to domestic abuse contexts and trauma-informed practice.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver age-appropriate structured and free play activities for children and young people in refuges.
• Deliver crèche support for group work in refuges and community settings.
• Assist in creating individual support plans with women and children in the refuge.
• Work with mothers on needs of their children and support mother/child relationships.
• Support children in healing from traumatic experiences of domestic abuse.
• Collaborate with the team to empower women and children toward goals.

Skills

Playwork

Child engagement

Activity planning

Job description

Category:Playwork

Type:Part Time

Location:Eastleigh

Contract length:Permanent

*This post is open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a geniune 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.

We will recruit the first suitable applicants.

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