Part Time (20 hours)
Pay £13,104 per annum and great benefits including:
1. 26 holiday per year with the option to trade and buy more
2. Health plan
3. Discounts in high street shops including technology
4. Cycle to work scheme
5. No weekend working
6. Casual dress code
7. Local and national training opportunities
Stonewater, a place to be yourself
Do you want to work for a company that encourages you to bring your whole self to work? Do you want to work with a team that truly puts the survivors at the heart of everything they do? If the answer is yes, then Stonewater is the place for you.
Our Refuge in Central Bedfordshire South provides an excellent opportunity for you to become a Children, Young People & Families Development Worker, where you will be empowered an encouraged to support children young people and families to reach their full potential and work with a dynamic team of specialist domestic abuse support workers. Your unique skills and attributes will be used to support children and young people on a day to day basis, allowing them to gain the tools to live a life free from abuse.
Typical Day as a Children, Young People & Families Development Worker
8. Daily team brief with your team
9. Using My Star to create support plans with the children and young people.
10. Offer emotional support and wellbeing interventions.
11. Carrying out risk assessments, support planning, actions and goals setting and regular reviews.
12. Organising activities and play groups for the younger children and an afterschool club for the older children.
13. Assisting the families to source education for the children and young people
14. Attending multi-agency meetings
15. Work in partnership with the Play Therapy Worker.
You will bring
16. Passion to support our survivors to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail.
17. We understand that not everyone has all the experience we’d like so if you have a “can do” positive attitude and a zest for supporting people, the rest we can teach you!
18. We’d like experience of creating person-centred support plans and supporting survivors to work to the plans.
19. You’ll have the ability to work using your initiative, remaining calm under pressure and have a resilient approach.
20. If you’re new to our sector, tell us about your transferrable skills.
Job Details
21. This role sits within our Bedfordshire Services where we have a cluster of 4 Refuges and Safe Accommodation Services.
22. You will be required to work 20 hours a week we can be flexible in the days that you work.
23. You will be based in our South Refuge in Central Bedfordshire.
24. You will need to be confident using technology for creating and updating support plans, collaborating with colleagues and completing online training
25. You will need an enhanced DBS check done and Stonewater will arrange for this.
Stonewater reserve the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
This role is only open to FEMALE applicants.