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Children and Young Persons Domestic Abuse Advocate
Paragon Children and Young Person’s Domestic Abuse Advocates are part of a specialist team providing practical and emotional support to individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse across West Sussex.
Location:
West Sussex
Date Posted:
28/03/2024
Salary:
£29,047 (pro rata for part time)
Closing Date:
30/04/2024
Essential Requirements
The ideal Children and Young Person’s Domestic Abuse Advocate will:
- NVQ 3 in caring for Children and Young People or equivalent work level experience.
- Experience of working with children affected by domestic violence and abuse.
- Haven an understanding of the issues affecting Children and Young People experiencing domestic abuse.
- Full UK driving license with use of a car for business travel.
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The Role
This is a great opportunity for the right person to support the development of the new Domestic abuse Safe accommodation support service to deliver evidenced based and researched support for children and young people who are experiencing and/or instigating domestic abuse.
You will be skilled and experienced at engagement, able to develop and deliver individual one to one sessions and group work, work in partnership with colleagues to ensure a whole family approach and take a lead role where necessary.
The successful applicant will work in safe accommodation settings and in the community, will attend safeguarding meetings and contribute to other professional meetings where necessary.
The role holder will be required to update all information on a case management system, complete reports and be part of a wider team working across West Sussex.
About You
You will be a skilled, motivated and innovative person driven by passion to support children and young people where their psychosocial development has been impacted due to their experiences of domestic abuse. You will have worked with children and/or young people and will understand their development phases and know how to deliver age appropriate sessions to maximise impact and engagement.
You will enjoy being part of a team and love learning which you will share, just as your colleagues will share theirs. You will believe in a whole family approach and remain client centred at all times. You will be able to use national and local evidence based resources to develop your own groups and individual sessions – appropriate for the age of the person you are working with. You will also be able to work in partnership with colleagues to ensure whole family approach, taking a lead role where necessary.
You will have an understanding and commitment to a wide range of values that underpin this work including being non-judgemental, person centred, trauma informed and gender responsive and be able to demonstrate these values within your work.
You will hold values that inspire a client led approach and be self-motivating, reflective and have a positive response to challenging situations. Knowledge of child and adolescence development
Our Benefits
If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:
- Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing
- Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday
- Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options
- Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave
- Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes
- Real opportunities to develop in your profession
- Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme
- Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day
- Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites, as well as discounted bus travel on the First bus network
- A company that is committed to its employees, valuing their knowledge, creativity and flexibility
- The chance to work with amazing people
Additional Info
If this sounds like your ideal role we're keen to hear from you as soon as possible, so don't delay, apply today! Please click Apply to forward your details on to us; ensuring that you include your name, email address, a contact telephone number together with your CV and covering letter. If you are successfully pre-screened you will then be contacted to discuss the role and may be invited along for assessment and interview.
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