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Job Title: Children and Family Worker
Location: Based on site in West London (This location is hidden due to the sensitive nature of the service) Unfortunately this service does not have step free access.
Salary: £28,800
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (One Saturday once every 3 months instead of a Friday) on a rolling rota including 07:30 - 15:30, 09:00 - 17:00 and 11:30 - 19:30. You may be required to work outside these hours dependent on service and resident requirements including weekends and bank holidays
About the role
As a Children and Family worker, you will be based within our Women's Refuge service, supporting women and children up to the age of 15 who have escaped domestic abuse. You will deliver trauma-informed, child and family centred support to promote safety and wellbeing, working collaboratively with mothers to strengthen the parent-child relationship during a time of crisis. You will support with both emotional and practical day-to-day support. This is typically done through key work sessions, risk assessments, and empowerment focused activities.
You will play a vital role in supporting families, being the sole specialist within the service, which gives you autonomy to shape the role based on your expertise and experience. You will lead on child-focused support, as well as working part of the wider team to provide the support to mothers. You will deliver a range of support for children and young people, as well as family and parenting support.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Support parents to build confidence, parenting skills, and resilience while promoting positive family relationships.
Deliver age-appropriate play, learning, and developmental activities that support children's education, wellbeing, and personal growth.
Facilitate family support sessions and interventions to rebuild relationships, improve life skills, and address the impact of trauma.
Develop and maintain trusting, trauma-informed relationships with children, families, and residents, providing both practical and emotional support.
Contribute to support planning, risk assessments, safeguarding actions, and regular reviews to ensure residents' safety and progress.
Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, mental health issues, incidents, and emergencies, ensuring effective intervention and support.
Maintain accurate case records, reports, and confidential information in line with GDPR and organisational procedures.
Work collaboratively with colleagues, external agencies, social services, and community partners to deliver integrated support and improve outcomes for children and families.
About you
We are looking for someone who has a real passion to support families and children who have experienced domestic abuse. You will have a trauma-informed understanding of domestic abuse and the impact it has on families, and will be able to engage in sensitive conversations, recognising signs on trauma, and being proactive to support families to overcome this. This is a hands-on, active role, ideal for someone who is creative, energetic, and passionate about working directly with families. You will be a team player, able to collaborate and provide support to colleagues as needed.
A background in working with adults and children, particularly from trauma affected backgrounds
Experience in supporting mothers in helping children transition to new schools
Proven ability to plan and deliver engaging play sessions, after school activities, and family events as well as religious and national celebrations
Confidence in working with children who may have behavioural challenges, being able to signpost to early intervention services
Experience/ability to support children with special educational needs or additional behavioural needs
Ability to work in a fast changing environment
Patience, empathy and resilience
Creativity, flexibility, and a can-do attitude
Non judgmental approach and genuine commitment to empower families to overcome their barriers
Alignment with our values of Ambition, Empowerment, Inclusivity, and Transparency
Please refer to the JDPS attached for more details on the vacancy and our requirements/key criteria.
What we Offer
25 days (Full time equivalent) annual leave, increasing with the length of service
Employer Pension Contribution
Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
Access to discounted tickets for music events, shows, sports and more
Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing at work
Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
Life Assurance Scheme
Cycle-to-work scheme
Annual Staff Awards
EDI Ambassador programme
About Social Interest Group (SIG)
SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings, probation settings, and hospitals. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, Kent and Liverpool. Our goal is to transform lives through empowering change.
We believe good care and support improves lives with the vision to create healthier, safer, and more inclusive communities. Join us on our mission to empower independence through trauma-informed solutions and dynamic partnerships that keep people out of prison, out of hospital, and off the streets.
Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group.
Additional Information
Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.
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