Trauma-Informed Youth Wellbeing Worker (Flexible Hours)

Empowerment Charity; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement 29 days

Pension auto enrolment

Job summary

Empowerment Charity is seeking a dedicated role to provide specialist, trauma-informed support to children and young people aged 5–18 affected by domestic abuse and mental health challenges. The post sits within the DEN and aims to foster safety, wellbeing and resilience through tailored, child-led support.

The role requires 35 hours per week, a strong safeguarding ethos and collaborative work with The DEN and Empowerment teams to ensure timely access to the right support.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering one-to-one emotional wellbeing support to children and young people.
• Experience supporting young people with anxiety, low mood or self-harm.
• Experience working with trauma-affected children and ACEs.
• Ability to work within safeguarding procedures and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Make proactive contact with children and young people within service timescales.
• Provide trauma-informed, tailored one-to-one support.
• Build trusting relationships and empower engagement.
• Support young people to identify issues and participate in decisions.
• Use creative methods to help communicate and process experiences.
• Assess safeguarding concerns and respond to risk.
• Make safeguarding referrals where appropriate and share information securely.
• Collaborate with The DEN and Empowerment teams for coordinated care.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Child and adolescent development

Safeguarding knowledge

Emotional wellbeing support

Communication with young people

Education

Counselling/mental health/psychology/social work/youth work qualification

Job description

Empowerment Charity is seeking a dedicated role to provide specialist, trauma-informed support to children and young people aged 5–18 affected by domestic abuse and mental health challenges. The post sits within the DEN and aims to foster safety, wellbeing and resilience through tailored, child-led support.

The role requires 35 hours per week, a strong safeguarding ethos and collaborative work with The DEN and Empowerment teams to ensure timely access to the right support.