Childrens Support Worker

We provide emergency short-term accommodation for women and men, with or without children, who are escaping abuse.

In your new role, you will:

• Facilitate and support children in decision making; promoting choice and independence.
• Plan, prepare and deliver sessions to children on a 1:1 and a group basis, whilst parents are receiving domestic abuse support.
• Deliver regular individual and family sessions working towards improving the overall wellbeing of children as well as strengthening the family unit.
• Deliver innovative group sessions that coincide with local and national days of interest/event/celebrations.
• Organise consultations, meetings with children and parents to ensure parents are included in their child’s play and development.
• Organise outdoor/indoor activities during half term for children and parents through consultations and meetings to meet needs of every child.
• Maintain client records, both written and electronic and to ensure effective communication within the team and with any statutory or voluntary organisations involved in support e.g., Schools, social services, police, etc.
• Liaise with statutory and voluntary organisations to ensure all children are safeguarded.
• Create local partnerships with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers etc and draw up processes for referral pathways.
• Produce regular reports and monitoring information.
• Empower children and young people to develop a positive attitude to life and self-image, to promote gender equality, to build on their strengths, confidence and self-esteem.

You will:

• Be qualified, capable/willing to gain qualification and/or have equivalent level of skills and experience to NVQ level 3 in Social Care.
• Have significant experience of working with and in a child, young people and families setting.
• Have knowledge and understanding of issues that relate to vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Have the ability to deal with a demanding workload and to prioritise effectively whilst maintaining attention to detail.
• Have experience of and ability to use Microsoft Office Word, Excel and Outlook to an intermediate standard.
• Have experience working in a fast-paced environment, whilst maintaining integrity and confidentiality.
• Have experience of and confidence in liaising with external agencies including multi-agency working.
• Be able to deal with complex issues that face children and their family.
• Access to your own car and drivers license.

Our purpose is to support tens of thousands of people across England by providing affordable housing and care to help people live independently. Our focus is on building better lives. Everything we do is about people - whether that’s providing a good quality, safe home or providing care which helps someone to live an independent life.

Working for GreenSquareAccord gives you the chance to bring your skills and expertise and make a real difference. It doesn’t matter which role you are considering applying for, your work will help thousands of people build a better life.

The GSA Way is a culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Our five core commitments are:

• We believe our customer is everything.
• We are one team.
• We are supportive and caring.
• We are business-minded for social purpose.
• We are curious and ambitious.

In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes annual holiday entitlement (plus statutory bank holidays); a defined contribution pension scheme; trust based flexible working and a Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

It is also recommended that you make your current Line Manager aware of any roles you are applying for within the organisation. All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy. GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the essential eligibility criteria for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview. If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.