Vacancy Detail

Children's Development Worker

Role:               Children’s Development Worker

Based:             Birmingham

Rate:                £13.50 umb

Start Date:      ASAP

Essential:        Ability to speak one South Asian Language

Duration:        Temporary until September 2023

Hours:             Full-time 37 hours per week Monday – Friday 9-5pm (occasional weekends)

Our client, a specialist Domestic Violence charity based in Birmingham is looking to recruit a Children’s Development Worker to work with children and young people aged 0-18 who have experienced/witnessed domestic abuse. Designing and delivering creative activities that make a difference to the lives of children and young people through age specific support, play and educational activities

Synopsis of duties:

• Design and deliver an age appropriate weekly programme of both structured and free play activities with the aim to promoting more appropriate behaviour, enhanced interpersonal skills and improved emotional wellbeing
• Identify support needs of every child and young person and work with support workers, voluntary and statutory providers to ensure needs are met
• Engage and build a rapport with the children, including them in activities that allow them to enjoy new experiences and create
• Review and maintain  contract monitoring systems to ensure that the agreed outcomes are achieved
• To produce monthly/quarterly reports and monitoring information on the progress of contract outcomes achieved
• Create opportunities for children and young people to participate in shaping and improving the service
• Carry out annual reviews of the service and evaluate activity sessions to ensure continuous improvement
• Create and maintain effective working relationships with external agencies to support the needs of children and young people
• Take a lead for the purchase or hire of any equipment required to deliver the children and young people’s service
• To organise consultations, meetings and play sessions with children and parents and to ensure parents are included in their children’s play and development.
• To organise and lead on offsite activities during half term for children
• To maintain links with health workers, schools, nurseries, social workers etc and agree
• To attend social services case conferences that relate to children and young people within refuge provision
• Work closely with support workers to provide support to children who live in the community. 
• To advocate on behalf of children, where necessary, throughout adhering to Child Protection procedures.

Essential Requirements:

• A suitable child/youth related qualification e.g. NNEB, NVQ Early Years Child Care Level 3, youth work qualification, teaching qualification.
• Extensive experience of working with women and children who have been/are victims of domestic abuse in Refuge and/or Community based programmes.
• Working with vulnerable adults and children, including those with complex needs.
• Working in a team.
• Keeping written/electronic records and evaluations.

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

Location: Handsworth | Salary: 13.50 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 19/12/2023