Missing and Exploitation Prevention Family engagement worker

The Children's Society; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36 days leave

Pension up to 8%

Counselling service

Skills development

Volunteering time

Job summary

The Children’s Society in Manchester is seeking a dedicated practitioner to support families, parents and young people who have experienced missing episodes and are at risk of exploitation. You will join a collaborative team, receive ongoing training and contribute to safeguarding, impact measurement, and outreach within the service.

As part of our safeguarding-first approach, you’ll engage with diverse communities, document outcomes, and promote positive youth development while working with

Qualifications

• Experience is essential for working with families and young people.
• Safeguarding and DBS processes are part of the role.
• Ability to engage with diverse groups and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to families, parents/carers and young people.
• Develop relationships and facilitate smooth service delivery.
• Monitor, record and evaluate project activities.

Skills

Family work

Relationship skills

Negotiation

Problem solving

Workload planning

Communication with youths

Presentation & facilitation

Monitoring & evaluation

IT & MS Office

Education

Degree in social work

Certificate in youth work

NVQ related to parent/carers

Tools

MS Office

Case recording systems

Job description

About the role: You'll play a key part in our Manchester Missing Service delivering support to families, parents/carers and young people, who have had missing episodes and are at risk of exploitation. You will be part of a passionate team, and will have access to ongoing training, and will be making a real impact on the lives of children and young people. Please note we're not responsible for the content of job ads, as they're posted by the recruiter. We'll aim to resolve the reported issue and we'll use your feedback to improve the quality of our ads.

Skills - Essential

• Experience of working with families
• Relationship building skills.
• Negotiation and influencing skills
• Problem solving skills
• Ability to plan and manage own workload
• Communication skills - specifically for: communicating with young people and parent/carers where there may be barriers i.e. language/learning need, communicating around sensitive issues and communicating with a range of professionals and stakeholders
• Presentation and facilitation skills and ability to produce publicity and educational materials
• An ability to monitor, record and evaluate the work of the project
• IT skills, particularly using Microsoft Office software package and case recording systems online, A qualification relevant to working with parent/carers and young people e.g. degree in social work, certificate in youth and community work, or related NVQ is desirable but experience is more important.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation. In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis. Personal details are hidden from the shortlisting panel, and candidates are referenced by a candidate number only. As part of this process, we ask that your CV is anonymised before submission - this means removing personal information such as your name, contact details, age, and any other identifying details.

Benefits

• 36 days' annual leave, inclusive of flexible bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• We match up to 8% pension
• Free counselling service
• Opportunities to develop and widen your skills
• 2 days of paid volunteering time per annum to support another part of the organisation

About us

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children, young people and families. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better, and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.