Children and Young People Domestic Abuse Advocate We have an exciting opportunity to join the Pan London Children and Young People s Service as a Children and Young Persons Domestic Abuse Advocates, on the Safer Space Plus project. Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care? If yes, then we d love to hear from you Position: 4834 Children and Young People Domestic Abuse Advocate Location: Greater London, EC1Y 8ST (Flexible working options including hybrid working) Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours. Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm Salary: GBP27,443.14 per annum including London Weighting (plus travel expenses) Duration: Permanent Closing Date: 18th April 2023 What the charity offers In order to attract and retain the best people, the organisation offers a competitive rewards and benefits package including: Flexible working options including hybrid working 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 30 days plus Bank Holidays An extra day off for your Birthday Pension with 5% employer contribution Enhanced sick pay allowances and maternity payments High and salary deducted finance Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career development and progression About the Role This role is based in the Islington office with flexibility of hybrid working. The role requires travelling to other offices across London As a Children and Young Persons Support Worker (CYP Domestic Violence Advocate), you will be required to: Conduct comprehensive needs and risk assessments and ensure each CYP receives an individual tailored support package that fully meets their identified needs, including safety planning, advocacy, emotional and practical support. Provide one to one support to children and young people living in families affected by domestic abuse. Effectively manage a caseload of different risk level cases of approx. 12-15 young people and provide specialist support to reduce the risk and increase safety Review the assessment of risk on an ongoing basis, ensuring appropriate and immediate action is taken in respect of any CYP facing significant harm, making the necessary referrals to MARAC and local safeguarding processes as required given the legal framework relating to the protection of children and the policy and procedures of the Local Safeguarding Children s Board. To consult with and involve children and young people in making decisions about themselves and the development of the service. Establish links with relevant statutory partners in Social Care, Education, Health, Police and Housing, with the intention of supporting children and young people who have been impacted by domestic abuse. Attend meetings as required. To advocate on behalf of children and young people with experience of domestic abuse to ensure the diverse needs of children and young people using the service are met. You will need to have the following essential skills: Experience of working directly with vulnerable children and young people aged 4 17, on a one to one basis, with a proven ability to work in creative and appropriate ways to engage with children and young people Experience with assessing risk and taking appropriate action to safeguard children and young people experiencing domestic abuse. An understanding of the current issues for children and young people experiencing crime, domestic abuse and relationship abuse Experience of delivering effective multi-agency and partnership work, including building relationships with statutory and voluntary CYP service providers Effective organisational skills, including experience with planning, prioritising, managing crises and a caseload, and maintaining accurate and confidential case records Excellent written & verbal communication skills and Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel, databases, internet and Outlook About the Organisation This independent charity provides a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. Working towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System, everyone at the charity is driven by Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working here gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change. The charity is committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required. The charity is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment and believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows them to represent the communities they serve and connect better with people affected by crime, which can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds and therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if they are representative of the communities they serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status. As part of the commitment to the Race at Work Charter the charity would particularly welcome applicants from BAME communities. We look forward to hearing from you. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. You may have experience in areas such as Domestic Abuse Worker, IDVA, IDVSA, MARAC, Counsellor, Domestic Abuse, Criminal Justice, Victim Support, Children, Young People, Caseworker, Social Worker, Independent Domestic Violence Advisor, Domestic Abuse Caseworker, Family Caseworker, LVWS, Family Social Worker, Children s Social Worker, Children s Support Worker, Children Outreach, Criminal Justice, Family Counsellor, Children s Counsellor, Abuse Counsellor, Domestic Abuse Safeguarding. Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client