Children's Worker

Children's Worker

Permanent

Wigan

36 hours per week

£24,133 per annum

Our client

Morgan Hunt is working with a leading charity delivering quality support services to women, men and their families who are affected by domestic abuse, homelessness and young parents across the North of England. They support people to overcome the experiences they have had, whilst empowering them to build up the skills and resources they need to take control of their own lives, access a tenancy of their own and maintain quality of lie in the long term.

The role

As a Children's Worker, you provide activities and support for children and young people across Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation including core refuge, dispersed refuge, complex needs and resettlement. You will work with families to improve parenting and parent child relationships.

Key responsibilities include.

• Creating a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment for children and young people in refuge services.
• Plan and provide one to one and group play sessions for children of all ages to develop the skills required to work though their experiences of domestic abuse.
• Take an active role in organising/ leading play activities during school holidays and after school.
• Provide fun and creative activities for families that nurtures the child and parent relationship.
• Provide childcare to enable the parent to speak openly in support sessions and protect the children.
• Support positive parenting by providing parenting support and programmes.
• Provide practical information and assistance to women about local services for children, such as children's centres, nursery or schools.
• Work closely with Domestic Abuse Support Workers to maintain a multiagency approach to safeguarding.
• Undertake risk assessment for all activities to ensure that all health and safety requirements are met.
• Ensure that any issues in relation to safeguarding children or vulnerable adults are brought to the immediate attention of team lead and Designated safeguarding Officer.

The candidate

• NNEB, NVQ Level 3 of equivalent
• Significant experience of working with children and / or young people
• Experience of organising and providing play activities
• An understanding of the impact of Domestic Abuse on children and young people
• An understanding of health and safety requirements in providing services for children
• Understanding of safeguarding and child protection
• Effective record keeping
• Good communication and organisational skills
• Experience of delivering parenting support and programmes (desirable)

Benefits

• Health plan including free eye testing, access to counselling and reduced gym membership
• 5 hours for hospital appointments
• Bike to work scheme
• Tech scheme
• Christmas saving scheme
• Holiday purchase

If you are passionate about supporting and empowering people, and promoting empowerment, choice, change and strength, then apply for the role of Children's Worker today!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.