OASIS PARENT AND CARER SUPPORT WORKER in Manchester

HOURS: Full time, 40 hours per week (flexible hours), inclusive of breaks. Unsocial Working: Regular evening work will be expected, with occasional weekend hours.

CONTRACT: Fixed Term until June 2027

LOCATION: Greater Manchester

In April 2021 we launched the GM Navigators project to support young people impacted by youth violence. In response to feedback from parents and carers, the PACS project was set up in 2023 to assist Parents and Carers identifying their child as ‘at risk’. Since then the service has gone from strength to strength with Parents and Carers engaging from all 10 GM boroughs. We have secured funding to continue this project until 2027 with potential for further extensions.

Oasis is recruiting a PAC Support Worker to be part of the PAC Project. As a PAC Support Worker you will:

• Support parents and carers that identify their child as “at risk”, offering them advice and guidance, practical support and linking them in with services/groups that will provide them with a sustainable support network.
• Help parents and carers to develop projects to raise awareness of the issues they are facing, offering peer support and influence policy and system change.
• Be trained in Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) and other parenting approaches to support parents and carers to respond to their children’s needs, de-escalate situations and maintain good relationships within their home.
• Deliver our ‘Encounter’ Parenting Training (based on the principles of NVR) online and in-person to groups of parents and host online and in-person support groups for parents and carers.
• Be integral to the shaping and development of the PAC project utilizing the feedback of those you are working with to ensure the project is impactful and meeting parents’ and carers’ needs as a priority.
• Empower Parents and Carers that want to set up groups or run campaigns to raise awareness of issues they are facing, managing resources to support them to turn their ambitions into reality.

We are passionate that communities should be central to local and national violence reduction strategies. If you share this passion and want to make a difference, come and join our team.

Amongst other requirements, the successful post holder must have:

• A demonstrable relevant experience or qualification in Youth & Community (JNC) or Social Work (QSW) or SEND.
• Proven experience working with young people ‘at risk’.
• Reliability, with a flexible approach to changes and able to work unsocial hours.

As part of the package, Oasis offers:

• A pension scheme, currently offering 7% employer contribution.
• A generous holiday allowance and training opportunities.
• A supportive, friendly work environment, with flexible working arrangements.

We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know. The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK. Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas. Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1163889.