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Children and Young Persons Domestic Abuse Programme Facilitator

£20,572 per annum

Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent

Hours per week (Term time only) 35 (Term Time only) Term time only

Contract type Permanent

The role

You’ll deliver education and prevention programmes to children and young people in schools and colleges, educating them to identify healthy and unhealthy relationships and recognise how to stay safe from abuse. You’ll also provide tailored 1:1 and group support to children and young people, alongside supporting schools to identify and respond to domestic abuse through teacher training sessions.

Job requirements

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Co-ordinate and facilitate the delivery of education programmes to children and young people (CYP) in schools and colleges.

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Advocate for children and young people at child protection meetings, Child in Need (CIN) meetings, Team around the Family (TAF) meetings and any other necessary locality meetings.

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Stay up-to-date with the ever-changing pressures that children and young people face, particularly around online safety and social media.

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Promote the projects, all while establishing and maintaining good working relationships with other agencies and practitioners.

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Work as part of a multi-agency response to meet the identified needs of children and young people. This might include providing reports for, or attending, meetings (e.g. MARAC and CP conferences) and advocating for them so that agencies understand and meet their needs.

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Support CYPs to engage with both internal and external agencies to access services and help develop skills to achieve their goals.

What we’re looking for

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Have (or be working towards) an NVQ Level 3 in Children and Young People or equivalent.

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Minimum of one year experience of working with children or young people providing either 1:1 or group work/activities.

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Experience of delivering support to children and young people recognising individual needs, e.g. developmental stage or any additional learning needs.

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Experience of managing safeguarding concerns.

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An understanding of the complexities surrounding domestic abuse and safeguarding and an understanding of the effects that domestic abuse has on children and young people.

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The ability to work under pressure and use own initiative, with excellent communication skills.

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Excellent communication skills.

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Able to drive and have access to a vehicle for business use.

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Enhanced DBS check.

Be a catalyst for change and help us impact the way our region addresses abusive relationships. Apply now!

We’ll be interviewing as we go so might close the application process early if we find the right person.

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Who we are

We’re part of Honeycomb Group, a team of social-minded brands championing happy homes in our region by providing services and support that help people across Staffordshire and its surrounding areas feel secure, connected and confident.

Glow is the catalyst for change in our community and our sector. We’re working to systematically impact the way our region and our sector addresses abusive relationships. Everything we do is driven by a deep desire to change the future of relationships for the better. This is the start of something great