Regional Children And Young Advocae

MUST HAVE OWN VEHICLE

Location:

Sandwell OR Dudley

Salary: £24,761.88

Hours:

37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)

Service Area:
Community Services Directorate

Responsible to:
Children and Families' Manager

Travel Required:

Yes

We are seeking a passionate and child-focused Regional Children and Young People's Advocate to provide specialist frontline support to children aged 7-14 whose lives have been affected by domestic abuse.

You will deliver evidence-based interventions designed to help children recover, build resilience and strengthen family relationships following experiences of domestic abuse. This includes delivering the Flourishing Futures programme, incorporating the NSPCC Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) model, supporting both children individually and in group settings, and working alongside domestic abuse practitioners to support mothers and children together.

This is a meaningful and rewarding role for someone committed to helping children feel safe, heard and empowered.

Please note:

this role is office and community-based and is not eligible for hybrid working (except where specific tasks are authorised offsite by the Service Lead).

Flourishing Futures supports families with children aged 8-14 who have experienced domestic abuse within the home. The programme provides:

• One-to-one support for children to explore emotions and experiences safely
• Structured group sessions for children
• Joint sessions for parents and children to rebuild communication and strengthen relationships
• Practical tools to improve resilience, emotional wellbeing and safety awareness

• Deliver age-appropriate, child-led one-to-one and group interventions in education and community settings.
• Facilitate structured group sessions exploring domestic abuse, healthy relationships, emotional wellbeing and safety planning.
• Provide children with a safe space to talk about their experiences and develop healthy coping strategies.
• Assess families for suitability for the programme and undertake risk assessments and safety planning.
• Work collaboratively with domestic abuse advocates to ensure coordinated support for mothers and children.
• Identify emerging safeguarding concerns and respond in line with safeguarding procedures.
• Build effective partnerships with schools and multi-agency professionals to coordinate support and share information appropriately.
• Maintain accurate case records, outcome measures and support plans.
• Ensure safety and support plans are in place prior to school holidays or key transition points.

• Have experience working directly with children and young people affected by trauma or domestic abuse.
• Be confident delivering structured group work and one-to-one emotional support.
• Demonstrate strong safeguarding knowledge and the ability to assess and manage risk.
• Be able to build trusting, child-centred relationships in a variety of settings.
• Understand child development, resilience and trauma-informed practice.
• Be committed to promoting healthy relationships, emotional wellbeing and empowerment.

• Full UK driving licence and willingness to use your own vehicle.
• Ability to travel across Sandwell and Dudley.
• May require occasional work outside of normal office hours.
• Enhanced DBS check required (subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975 - Exceptions Order).
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Occupational Requirement:
  Under Schedule 9 (Part
  1) of the Equality Act 2010, this post is open to female applicants only.

• 25 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays (increasing after 3 years' service)
• 1 wellbeing day (pro rata)
• Annual leave buy‑back scheme
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Mileage allowance
• Time off in lieu (TOIL) for overtime
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to group clinical supervision with a BACP‑trained counsellor
• Training and development opportunities
• Bi‑annual staff away days
• Regular internal staff newsletter

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