Role: CYP Domestic Abuse Caseworker
Based: Staffordshire
Rate: £17 UMB
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Temporary until Mar 26 with a possible extension
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Our client, a well-respected charity, dedicated to supporting victims of crime and traumatic incidents, are looking for a CYP Domestic Abuse Caseworker to join their team.
You would be supporting children and young people who have been impacted by Domestic Abuse.
Synopsis of duties:
- Supporting children and young people ages 4 - 17 affected by domestic abuse.
- Delivering 1-1 support sessions out in the community to address the needs of children and young people who been victims of domestic abuse, including schools and appropriate community venues.
- Managing a caseload of children and young people, ensuring that individual support needs are met.
- Providing tailored support to meet their needs, devising tailored support plans and conducting risk and needs assessments.
- Assisting in delivering a virtual group programme occasionally to CYP and parents/carers.
- Facilitating access additional services through signposting.
- Multiagency working to improve the outcomes for the children and young people.
Essential Requirements:
- Experience working with vulnerable children and young people who have experienced trauma
- Must understand the impact of crime on victims, such as: Domestic Abuse, Sexual Violence, Hate Crime and Antisocial Behaviour)
- Experience managing a caseload
- Experience conducting risk and needs assessments
- Knowledge of the Criminal Justice System
- Must drive and have access to a vehicle
- Must have an enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.