Role: Independent Child Trafficking Guardian
Based: Home Based with travel around Kent
Rate: GBP19 per hour umb
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Until March 2026 (possibility of extension)
Hours: Full Time
Our client, one of the UK s leading Children s Charities, is looking to recruit 2 Specialist Support Workers to join their Child Trafficking Service.
The service runs several national programmes supporting and advocating on behalf of children who have experienced trafficking and/ or exploitation across the UK
What does the role involve?
* Managing a caseload of young people and providing them with practical and emotional support and advocating on their behalf as and when required
* Key working clients through both face to face and online support and using creative approaches to ensure the child/ young person is engaged, supported and receives an excellent standard of care
* Working in partnership with a range of partner agencies, professionals and statutory services including Social Services, the Police, Probation, Schools, CAMHS and various medical professionals
* Identifying and responding to safeguarding and working with partner agencies to deliver robust safeguarding responses
* Supporting children and young people through the criminal justice system and building strong rapport with them
* Working to foster independence for the children and supporting them to achieve their goals and integrate them into available networks of support
* Ensuring that the voice of the child is heard and remains at the heart of the service
* Contributing to national development work and feeding into national workstreams and raising awareness of the service and the issues facing these children
What are they looking for?
* Experience of working with children and/ or young people in particular those who have experienced Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation/ County Lines and/ or Trafficking
* A background in Social Services, the Police, Asylum and Immigration, Therapeutic Services, Domestic/ Sexual Abuse and/ or Children/ Family related services
* A knowledge of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and legislation relating to CYP, Modern Day Slavery and/ or Asylum and Immigration would be highly desirable
* Strong working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
* Proven track record of working with a range of multi-agency partners and professionals
* Current, Adult and Child enhanced DBS on the update service
Supporting Futures Consultancy acts as an employer and agency
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