Children and Young People’s Advocate

Black Country Women’s Aid

Let us introduce ourselves…

Black Country Women’s Aid (BCWA) is an established charity working across the Black Country and wider West Midlands providing accommodation and community support services to victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse and human trafficking. Services range from advocacy, civil remedies, support in court, individual and group support and access to a range of therapeutic interventions. All services are client and needs-led.

Community Services Directorate

Within this directorate, the following vital services are delivered;

Black Country Women’s Aid Community Services include;

• Community Domestic Abuse Support Services (Sandwell, Walsall and Dudley)
• Black Country IRIS (primary care) educator and advocacy service
• Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Services (Black Country)
• Black Country Sexual Abuse Forum
• Black Country Counselling Service
• Domestic and sexual abuse Children and Young person’s service (Black Country)
• West Midlands Stalking Service
• Ask Marc (Male abuse referral centre)

This position is located within the Community Domestic Violence and Abuse Support Service

The BCWA Community Domestic Violence and Abuse Support Service supports victims of domestic violence and abuse in Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall through a range of contracted/commissioning arrangements. The service works in partnership with other services within BCWA and key agencies to assess risk and provide tailored support plans for service users. Our integrated approach provides effective holistic support for survivors of abuse using a trauma-informed approach.

The team: Our Children and Young People’s (Flourishing Futures) Specialist Advocates vulnerable children between the ages of 8 and 14 years who have been affected by domestic abuse at home. This will be delivered through the NSPCC Dart (domestic abuse recovering together) Programme. The Dart Programme is a programme recognised by the home office. We aim to provide a responsive, needs-led service to children and young people, creating a positive culture and environment, enabling them to achieve their potential.

Job Role

Job Title: Children and Young People’s Advocate (Flourishing Futures)
Position available: 1 part-time (15 hours, 2 days, 9 am to 5 pm), covering the Sandwell area
Salary: £8,923.29 - £9,369.36 part-time pro rata (FTE £22,308 - £23,423.41)
Closing date: 20 December 2024
BCWA reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received
All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams

Is this you?

We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children and young people who have experienced trauma in both one-to-one and in group work settings. You will carry a caseload which includes all aspects of case management including, risk assessment, needs assessment, support planning, outcomes and case review.

The Role:
The successful candidate will be required to provide a high-quality support service for children and young people affected by domestic abuse and violence in the home, including one-to-one casework and support for children and parents together to help communicate and build stronger relationships.

You will also work closely with Domestic Abuse Advocates to deliver the Dart Programme, focusing on children exploring emotions, healthy coping strategies, communication and safe people prior to offering 10 group sessions exploring what domestic abuse is, why it is ok to talk about domestic abuse and some strategies to safety plan.

If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.

Click "Apply" to be emailed information about how to complete your application.

Please see full job description for more information.

CVs will not be accepted.

Important information for all positions

Black Country Women’s Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau for details of any previous criminal convictions.
Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks

As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.

We, therefore, ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK.

References

Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

If you have finished full-time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

• a professional from your centre of study, for instance, a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
• GP or health visitor
• a character reference from a person who knows you
• a civil servant from a government agency
• a bank manager

DBS

All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.