Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor on behalf of our client based in the West Midlands. The specialist trained Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (CHISVA) provides a frontline high quality service to children and young people between the ages of 5-18 years. The support is tailored to the individual needs of the child/young person, using a trauma informed approach. Location: Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley Contract type: Permanent Salary: £24,310.04 - £27,751.55 Hours: 37.5 hours per week Main duties and responsibilities Provide support to children and young people, providing high quality, evidence based, age appropriate, one to one interventions; this will take into consideration both safeguarding and individual needs. Manage a caseload of children and young people, to include all aspects of case management including, safeguarding, risk assessment, needs assessment, advocacy, support planning, outcomes and case review. Provide support to parents/guardians, helping them to understand trauma based behavior's and strategies to assist them in supporting their children/young people. Facilitate group work, as and when needed, to raise awareness of the impact of trauma through psycho-social education. Remain compliant with the statutory framework, Working Together to Safeguard Children Act 2018 Ensure that any issues in relation to safeguarding children are brought to the immediate attention of the Senior ISVA/manager Person Specification Educated to minimum Level 3 or equivalent, with a good level of experience in Health and social care Experience of working with children/young people, acknowledging safeguarding concerns and responding appropriately Experience of handling a caseload Experience of working with families with complex needs, such as mental health and substance misuse Experience of using risk assessments and appropriate interventions tools to manage and identify risk Experience of working/liaising within a multi-agency setting with a range of stakeholders and representing clients/organization an external meetings Additional Requirements May require some work outside of normal office hours Full driving license with willingness to use own vehicle DBS check to be undertaken Eligibility to work in the UK Application Process Due to the high volume of applications received, if you do not hear from us within 7 working days, I am afraid your application has been unsuccessful. RSR Justice is a market leading recruitment business dedicated to providing top quality candidates and services to the offender rehabilitation and supervision work sectors. Red Snapper Recruitment is a member of the Red Snapper Group. The Red Snapper Group acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary) - a free and confidential service to candidates. The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.