Child Protection Jobs

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4 day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside the families and carers of Young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

Within the role as a Specialist Family Caseworker, you will provide support to parents and carers to help them gain greater understanding of the challenges young Londoners and their families often face and work alongside them to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want for their children and family.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here, we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Project Coordinator to lead the Play, Learn and Thrive Project (PLTP). This role involves organising engaging activities for children, young people, and families, including workshops, language support sessions, and outdoor events. The ideal candidate will possess excellent organizational skills, a passion for community engagement, and the ability to inspire and support children and young people from refugee and asylum-seeking backgrounds.

Play, Learn and Thrive Project (PLTP) will offer a variety of activities for children and young people in Cardiff, including:

• Activity sessions for pre-school children (under 5 years): Focused on outdoor play, and access to community-based spaces and facilities.
• Family activity sessions and workshops: Interactive sessions on topics like digital safety, nutrition, health literacy, and local resources.
• English language support classes (ESOL) for young people: Focused on conversational skills and building confidence.
• Youth activity sessions: Providing social opportunities, skill-building, teamwork, and group activities for older children.
• Outdoor activities and day trips during school holidays: Fun, practical, and recreational outings within the local area.

POST:                  2  Children & Families Autism Hub Support Coordinators

LOCATION: Barnet CYP Autism Hub – 858 Finchley Road, Barnet

SALARY: £27k-30k

HOURS:Full time (37.5 hours), flexible with occasional weekend and evening work

Reports to: Barnet CYP Autism Hub Manager

Direct Reports:  N/A

 

About Resources for Autism (RfA)

We have been around since 1997 when we started as a small playgroup set up by parents dismayed at the lack of provision for their autistic children. Since then, Resources for Autism (RfA) has grown into a major deliverer of services and support in London and the West Midlands with a turnover of around £2.5m per year. Our mission is to support and enable autistic people to live happy and fulfilling lives. We want to change society’s attitude to autism whilst also providing essential services and enriching opportunities to autistic people. We are a values-driven organisation which employs values-driven people who want to make a difference. Our values are: Inclusion, Creativity, Compassion, Courageousness and Expert. You will play a vital part in ensuring that we can resource and sustain this amazing work.

Our Services

All of our services across children and adults and parent/carers, mirror the wider organisational mission of providing safe, fun and meaningful support that enables personal development. We provide this support by ensuring our staff are skilfully trained, meet the highest safeguarding expectations and are encouraged to develop and upskill throughout their career with Resources for Autism.

The Role

Resources for Autism has been providing services from 858 Finchley Road for many years and now working in partnership with the London Borough of Barnet are excited to be establishing the space as an Autism Hub for Children and Young People (CYP). The vision of the hub, is to create a welcoming, safe, neuro-affirmative place where autistic people and those who love and care for them can access the support and social opportunities they need at the right time, enabling them to live their best life. It will also be a place where professionals can connect, collaborate and learn ensuring services are joined-up and effective.

The service will offer a range of support to parents and carers and children and young people with autism in Barnet. The service offer could include:

- Advice support and signposting to the autism community pre and post diagnosis

- Weekly drop ins

- Social groups for autistic young people and those who love and care for them.

- Calendar of monthly workshops on specific issues addressing the needs of parent carers/ adults

- Behaviour surgeries for parents

- Autism Training to partner organisations

The Autism Support Worker roles provide access, support, outreach and reception services within an Children & Young people’s Autism Hub, and support to the Hub Manager. The role is responsible for ensuring that services delivered in the hub are effectively supported, monitored and focused to meet the needs of autistic children 0-19 Years and their families.

We are looking for a values-driven candidate with previous experience of working with and supporting children and young people and families. Knowledge and experience of working with autism is preferred but an understanding of SEN/LD will be essential.

You will have a great team of people around you and the opportunity to be a part of an innovative wellbeing project which will make enhance the offer for the Autism Community of Barnet.

Main Responsibilities:

· Provide an efficient and welcoming access point for families accessing a range of services at the CYP Autism hub, working as part of a team of staff providing support for effective service delivery.

· Provide and facilitate advice, guidance and signposting to families accessing the Autism Hub. This may be via telephone, email or in person.

· Support and manage a small caseload of 15-20 families requiring a ‘medium’ level of bespoke support and interventions, ensuring clear aims and goals are set and then empowering the children/family to achieve these.

· Host and/or co-host drop-in sessions, coffee mornings and/ or information sessions for CYP and families on different associated topics connected to autism. This will include facilitating peer support sessions and co delivered ‘workshops’ with partners on different themes.

· Provide effective administrative support to the Hub Business Manager, carrying out administrative duties as directed.

· Support the identification and registration of families with children 0-19 Years within the Hub, working alongside 0-19 Early Help Practitioners and Barnet CSC to encourage and monitor access to provision to ensure that emerging needs are met at the earliest opportunity and access data is correctly recorded and up to date.

· Ensure that activities, access and registration details are captured on RfA’s databases, supporting the Hub Manager to collate data and ensure accurate recording.

· Support the identification, monitoring and planning for eligible families and children within Barnet CSC to advise eligible families of the Hub, it’s services and support and the services available via other partners to ensure maximum take up and access of the service.

· Ensure that any families requiring additional support are flagged up with the Hub Manager and Barnet CSC staff to maintain an effective link to more targeted support and providing continuity of intervention.

· Ensure that local families are given opportunities to become involved in the planning and delivery of services, particularly those in need of support.

· Support meeting and venue booking arrangements, providing administrative support for hub staff, meetings, taking responsibility for sending out invitations, compilation of packs, papers and minute-taking.

· Take responsibility for own role in child protection, parenting, health and safety and premises issues and other related functions to contribute to a co-ordinated team approach to child safety and well-being.

· Undertake training and development necessary to develop in your role as an autism specialist.

· The role requires direct contact with a range of families accessing services. The role will involve working with different partner agencies.

· Some travel may be required across Barnet. 

· Uphold and adhere to the values of RfA at all time.

· Ensure there is always compliance with RfA’s safeguarding policies and procedures.

· All staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in our services.

· Undertake any other duties asked of you that are commensurate with your grade.

Flexible working:

Some occasional evening and weekend work will be required.

Person Specification

Skills and experience

Essential

Experience of working successfully in a people service delivery position

Good level of practical skills in dealing with families and children in a supportive environment

An understanding/ awareness/ or lived experience of autism

An understanding of safeguarding in a CYP delivery context

Experience of working successfully in an administrative role

Experience of effective public contact

Skills in communicating effectively with members of the public

Ability to provide effective access to services at the Autism Hub and in the community

Experience of data collection, IT and monitoring processes

Clear understanding of data collection systems and operations

Ability to support data and administrative systems under direction

Ability to carry out clear processes which monitor and measure performance

An understanding of partnership and multi-agency working and an ability to work well alongside colleagues with different roles and experiences

Previous experience of working within a coproduction lens

An understanding of own role in supporting the operational requirements of a multi-disciplinary service

Experience of running groups with autistic young people/adults and/or parent/carers

A general understanding of quality frameworks around people service delivery 

Values driven and with a passion to make a difference to the lives of those whose voices are often marginalised.

Knowledge of the local services in Barnet

Neuroaffirmative approach to autism with demonstrable passion to work with autistic community.

Standard skills expected of all staff

Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) adaptable to different populations including: colleagues, external professionals, service users, families, volunteers, donors

Strong organisational and prioritisation skills

Good understanding of Safeguarding 

IT skills: proficient with Office 365

Self-starter and able to work independently, using own initiative

Non-judgemental, compassionate

Training in the Children’s Act and Child Protection is also required however this could be provided if a strong candidate meets all the above criteria.

Confidentiality

You will have access to confidential information concerning families and other service users and will be required to maintain confidentiality at all times.

Staff Benefits

90% of our staff say that Resources for Autism is “a great place to work”.

Not only will the work you do ensure we are making vital differences and inspiring others, but our other benefits also include:

· flexible working patterns with the option to work in a hybrid way (only available for some roles)

· 25 days of leave (pro rata for part time roles) each year plus bank holidays and an additional 3 days with 1 being your birthday and 2 further celebration days

· access to ongoing training and progress in the areas that interest you

· access to our wellbeing initiatives and an Employee Assistance Programme

· enrolment on to our pension scheme

· a supportive, warm and fun working environment made up of values driven people who are passionate about changing the world for autistic people

· Free tea and coffee on site

· Free on site parking in west midlands. Please note London has very limited options

· Statutory sick pay for all staff except zero hour contracts

Application process:

To apply, please send a one-page covering letter and your CV to our current Head of People via email.

To discuss the role informally, please email us.

We particularly welcome applications from global majority candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at Resources for Autism. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for our community. 

As you would expect, we are a neuro-affirming employer, with a strengths and rights based approach to neurodiversity which affirms neurodivergent identity – we don’t want to “fix” or “cure” autism, and we don’t see it as a “disability” however we do recognise it can be “disabling”. We are working to improve the ways in which we recruit and support neurodiverse employees and those with lived experience of neurodiversity. 

RfA is a Disability Confidant employer and candidates who meet the minimum essential criteria, that have a disability will be guaranteed an interview. 

Deadline for applications: 8th January 2025

Interviews:  week beginning 20th January and 27th January

Executive Director for Children in Care

YMCA Robin Hood Group are seeking an experienced and committed Executive Director to oversee our Children in Care service.

If you are looking to step into a senior role where you will lead on the design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive continuum of care to support young people in our local community who have had a more challenging start in life, this is a wonderful opportunity for you.

As a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of children and young people ahead of everything else. Our priority is to enable these young people to ‘discover who they are and what they can become’. 

The Role

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role will focus on providing an outstanding environment for children to thrive in, whilst ensuring that we are compliant with OFSTED and other regulatory bodies. You will demonstrate expertise in Safeguarding and most importantly, act with entrepreneurial spirit to lead the growth of the provision.

Core Duties

• Provide strategic direction and ensure sustainable growth and development at a pace that matches our ambitions for rapid growth over the next four years. 

• Lead the growth of the provision through overseeing and project managing the sourcing and registration of new homes and services

• Manage the budget, assets and resources for this service area in excess of £10m. 

• Ensure that the service is well placed to take advantage of external funding opportunities, block contacts and service level agreements which support our growth and strategic aims. 

• Be responsible for the support of safeguarding all of children in our Children in Care Service, ensuring all policies and procedures are up to date and implemented effectively and work collaboratively with agencies involved in safeguarding (including LADO, MASH, Police and others). 

• Positively lead and be responsible for large geographically dispersed management and leadership team, more than 100 staff members, operating across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. 

• Work with the Directors in the Service to develop a workforce development plan that promotes effective recruitment of a skilled workforce, enables existing staff to develop additional skills to support the service growth, enables internal promotion, and engages staff to sustain the longevity of employment. 

Your Background 

With extensive experience of senior management in children's residential care, you will:

• Draw on your operational and strategic experience of driving growth in Children’s Residential / Children Leaving Care / Children Looked After sectors, including experience of opening new residential homes. 

• Show us how you have managed complex budgets including monitoring income and expenditure, forecasting and annual budget setting and generating surplus – responsible for budget size greater than £3m.

• Be able to highlight your experience of successfully implementing new services; sourcing funding streams; fundraising and writing funding bids and applications.

• Embody cause-driven leadership and be a true ethical entrepreneur and transformative leader.

• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills, whether interacting with one of our young people, a member of staff or a member of our Board, you will act with professionalism and kindness. 

• Inspire and motivate to create a culture of team-work and technical excellence within your service.

• Show creativity and able to find new and innovative ways to enhance the care we provide.

• Be a thoughtful, considered and a calming presence at times of challenge

• Collaborate to work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunity.

• Our North Star will speak to the very core of who you are; the relentless dedication that all children and young people have the developmental relationships that support them to connect with one another and their communities. 

• In line with our members of our Executive Leadership Team, we would also look for you to a hold:

• an MBA or equivalent business management qualification or, willing to undertake one with our support. 

• a higher/further level qualification in a relevant field (business, psychological, social care). 

Benefits

We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us: 

• Equivalent of 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!

• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme

• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.

• Pastoral support

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Excellent opportunities for development and progression

• Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development

• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group

• Regular ongoing inhouse training

• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme

• Staff events and annual celebrations

On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits:

• Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts

• £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or Childcare costs or Private gym membership

Closing Date – 22nd January 2025

Introductory Call – Ongoing to 22nd January 2025

1st Interviews – week commencing 27th January 2025

2nd interviews - week commencing 3rd February 2025

Location: Newark

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours

Salary: £100,000 to £110,000

You may also have experience in the following: Head of Care, Residential Care Manager, Residential Childcare Manager, Head of Childcare, Care Manager, Case Manager, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Case Management, Case Worker, Engagement, Director of Care, Director of Childcare, Childrens Services etc.

REF-218 711

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4 day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay, and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since April 1st, 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee of 179 hours holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals, and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4-day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and specialist knowledge to work alongside Young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside Girls and Young Women who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

Job Title: Children's Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (CHIDVA)

Location: South Warwickshire
Salary: £25,104 per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (Until January 2026), Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Children’s Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (CHIDVA) to provide high quality practical and emotional support to children who are living in Warwickshire and have witnessed or experienced domestic abuse. 
 
The post holder will support children and young people from the age of 4 – 17 years old who have been affected by domestic abuse, including teenage relationship abuse. The postholder will support children and young people from the point of crisis to ensure their short-term and long-term safety; reduce risk; enable them to access community support services and achieve their goals. The postholder will also increase the ability of partner agencies including schools to recognise and respond appropriately and safely to young people affected by domestic abuse. 

Please note that this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

Closing Date: 09:00am 6 January 2025

nterview Date: 15 January 2025
 

Refuge is the UK’s largest provider of specialist services, and we are proud to be a leader in our field and an employer of choice, with leading edge systems for supervision, quality management and development. 

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

The basics

Location: Face to face delivery - pan-London; agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4-day week
Starting salary: £33,545

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them, but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed and resilient, with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside Young Londoners who have engaged in concerning and harmful sexual behaviour and are able to develop the service to meet required needs. Within your role as an Expert Development and Delivery caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who have been exposed to or have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Within your role as an Expert Development and Delivery caseworker, you will provide one to one support to young Londoners, as well as develop the service with a focus on making it accessible and meet the needs of girls and young women and young Londoners who are neurodiverse. You will also be required to share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay, and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4-day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year, plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process, which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found, no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

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Closing Date: 17 January 2025

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When you join Save the Children as a Store Manager in Clapham, you will have the amazing opportunity to channel your exceptional people skills and leadership experience across a team that is driven to bring the wonders of charity shops back to our high-street.  You will also deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. That's why we are seeking passionate people like you to get us there.

About Us

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard.

About the Role

Located on the High Street, this is one of our family of urban shops serving the diverse and vibrant community of Clapham. A large, busy, fast paced shop, it has a buzzing and energetic atmosphere for both customers and volunteers.

As Store Manager, you'll deliver the shops potential through the expert leadership of a strong diverse volunteer team, focusing on further recruitment to build a core team. With the added capacity of a Shop Support Manager, you will enable the shop's continued success, building strong connections within the local community and focusing on key areas of the business.

About You

You will be someone with exceptional people skills, a leader who understands the importance of community and enjoys supporting people to exercise similar passions through volunteering.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience of leading and motivating a team
• Ability to effectively manage challenges with a steady and positive approach
• Experience of working in a busy customer facing environment

Ways of Working: This role will be based on-site in the Clapham (SW London) shop. We're looking for someone able to work 5 days (35 hours) per week to include some weekend working.

Our benefits package is extensive and generous, including:

• Competitive Pay – Our transparent pay policy ensures fair and equitable compensation. There is also opportunity to influence pay through performance.
• Generous Holidays – Start with 27 days off per year (pro rata for part-timers) and enjoy up to 32 days after 10 years.
• Pension & Life Assurance – Secure your future with excellent contributions.
• Employee Discounts – Save on groceries, high-street brands, home, tech, gyms, holidays, and more! Over 6,000 deals are available through our benefits platform.
• Maternity/Adoption Benefits – Get 21 weeks of full pay after just six months of employment.
• Paternity/Adoption Leave – Enjoy 10 weeks of full pay (plus statutory 2 weeks) after six months with us.
• Additional benefits include cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, eye care, flu jabs, season ticket loan

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

HOURS: Full time at 35 hours per week (flexible working)
LOCATION: The main office is in Islington. Client and partnership work is currently carried out in Islington, Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hounslow, Brent, Ealing. The Director’s role is predominantly based in Islington, but some work in other locations may be required. Client work to be carried out in person on office days. In general, work is carried out in person with an option for remote working 1 day per week.
THE ROLE: The Director is responsible for the overall running of Maa Shanti. This includes supporting and managing staff, developing strategy, operational management, contract management, service development, training, consultancy, partnership working, safeguarding and child protection, HR, recruitment, finance, fundraising, marketing and social media. Some of these activities (e.g. fundraising and social media) are delegated to staff members with guidance and direction from the Director. The Director is supported by a committed board of trustees, and communicates and reports to the board regularly.

THE COMPANY: Maa Shanti supports South Asian mothers who are impacted by domestic abuse. Our aim is to reduce isolation, and increase confidence, knowledge and skills for our services users. We do this by improving access to activities, education and employment and through the provision of advocacy and support (both in person and remotely). We run a busy programme of events, workshops and events which includes e.g. yoga, mindfulness, cooking, vocabulary groups, arts and crafts, excursions and children’s activities during school holidays. The charity was founded in Islington as a grassroots
organisation in 2004 and has grown in strength and size in the last 20 years. We currently have 6 members of staff working for the charity. 

WHO CAN APPLY: The successful candidate will be creative, committed, organised and have an understanding of the issues facing our service users. They will have experience in leading an NGO/charity, managing staff and volunteers, fundraising, stakeholder and funder management, service development, charity administration, infrastructure and compliance, working with a board of trustees and working with vulnerable women and children. This role is open to women only (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, Part1). Section 7(2) e of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act and Section 5(2) d of the 1976 Race Relations Act applies).

Operations Manager

3 months, possibly longer

Starting in January 2025

£20.87 per hour PAYE, plus £2.52 holiday pay per hour

Based in Leeds, 1 to 2 days a month in the Leeds office, remote

21 hours per week

Charity People are recruiting on behalf of a wonderful unique children's welfare charity to find them a new part time Operations Manager. This is a new role, in a young but fast-growing charity who are progressing at a fast pace. They currently have a Finance and Operations Manager, but since there is such growth, they are now splitting the role and have created this temporary Operations Manager role, with the view of this becoming a longer-term fixture. You will initially report to the Finance and Operations Manager. This role can be worked remotely, with at least one or two days per month being spent in the charity's office in Leeds, so it would be ideal to have the successful candidate residing in proximity, or someone who can travel easily into Leeds monthly.

This a small organisation who requires some further guidance and support from the new Operations Manager, to really help underpin everything already in place, and to drive the operational side of the charity forward. There are around 20 staff members, and many more volunteers, and everyone is extremely passionate about the cause, and would love the Operations manager to be just as passionate and onboard with the values of the charity's team.

Key areas of focus for this role are HR, IT, Data Protection and Health & Safety. There is work to be done in each area, reviewing, tweaking, amending, and recommending any changes across policies, systems, staff training, risk assessments, benchmarking, employment contracts and safeguarding. So, this is an exciting role where you can get stuck into various aspects and help shape the future structure of the charity.

This role is interviewing and starting by mid-January 2025. Due to the festive period, we will come back to applicants by early January

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

37.5 hours per week / Permanent / working onsite on a seven-day rolling rota, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a four-on-four off shift pattern 

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Horsham Y Centre supports 50 young people aged 16-25 to alleviate the risk of or impact of homelessness. Situated in the middle of Horsham, the service has strong links with and contributes to the local community. The service is staffed 24 hours a day with a support team, night team and management based onsite. It aims to support residents into independent accommodation through life skills support.

We are looking for a Housing Night Worker to join our Horsham Y team. Main areas of responsibilities are:

Safety and security

• Provide a friendly and professional front-of-house welcome to residents, visitors and staff, and ensure the building is safe, secure quiet and welcoming 
• Maximise the wellbeing of residents and visitors by ensuring adherence to health and safety protocols and house rules, all within the terms of tenancy agreements
• Assess and monitor the risks presented by residents to ensure they can keep themselves safe and, where possible, continue their development
• Record all incidents and accidents and share appropriately with the wider team, your manager and, if necessary, the central safeguarding team 

Engagement with residents

• Welcome residents home and provide informal and responsive support so they can articulate their aspirations and ambitions and acquire the skills they need to live independent and fulfilling lives
• Ensure resident’s views, aspirations, concerns, and ideas are sought so they can play an active role in influencing the services they receive
• Proactively promote the services on offer and ensure residents are encouraged to engage with those services
• Contribute to, or support, evening groupwork activities so that residents can access tailored solutions that meet their needs, wishes and aspirations

Administration and housekeeping

• Undertake tasks as directed, including but not limited to inputting data, assessments, reviews, case notes onto our client database and entering new residents details/closing ex-resident records
• Completing health and safety/compliance checks, and recording estate inspectors and room checks
• Adding maintenance requests to our property services system

General

• Work as part of a team, on a rota four on four off shift pattern, alongside another Housing Night Worker, ensuring young people at the service have non-judgemental, objective at night, along with taking responsibility for personal safety during periods of lone working
• Contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations
• Participate in relevant continuing professional development and utilise Reflective Practice Supervision as part of leading psychologically informed practice 

There will be times when lone working will be a requirement for this role, but you will get to know the team and service, along with an induction and training prior to starting on a rota. Please download the job profile for full role details.

ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described below, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

This is a dynamic and varied role; you will be passionate about being involved in the support and growth of young people.

Experience and knowledge

• Experience of working in a customer facing environment, remaining calm and solution-focused when dealing with challenging behaviour
• Basic understanding of the support needs of young people and/or adults at risks
• Understanding of the impact of trauma on others, and the ability to work with a strengths-based approach with people who may be in distress
• Demonstrated confidence and competence in recording notes/actions in service log, incident forms and Health and Safety check lists
• Basic knowledge of good safeguarding procedures in relation to young people and/or vulnerable adults, and the ability to maintain professional boundaries (training provided)

Skills and abilities 

• Ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing for appropriate record keeping (vital for handover to colleagues working day shifts)
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong relationships
• Ability to work lone work, work autonomously, and use own initiative, as well as being part of a team
• IT skills, including proficiency in MS Office 365 package, as well as healthy and safety and client management systems (training on YMCA DLG systems provided)
• Ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately

About Us

We are the largest sexual violence support provider in Wales, with 30 years’ experience of delivering specialist therapeutic support to adults and children affected by the trauma of rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse.

As a charitable organisation, we offer a full range of free specialist crisis, advocacy, wellbeing and counselling services. We are widely regarded throughout the UK as a leading organisation in our field. We support nearly 4,000 people each year.

Beyond that, we use our experience and expertise to train and educate others on the wide-ranging impact of rape and sexual abuse, and use our voice to advocate for those who are often silenced by stigma.

Main Tasks and Duties

• Provide face to face and telephone, practical and emotional, support to clients and their families and carers where appropriate.
• To carry out a prompt, and ongoing, risk and needs assessment using the SAS tool to develop individual service plans to address the risk/needs of the client families/carers.
• Support the client and their familiy/carerthrough the criminal justice system, if that is what they wish, explaining the procedures and professionals’ roles and their rights within the system, liaising with the police and the crown prosecution service (CPS) and all other associated professionals up to and including attending trial with them and supporting their needs afterwards.
• Advocate for special measures and attend pre-trial visits and CPS meetings as required.
• To identify and respond, as appropriate, to issues relating to safeguarding, child protection and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
• To work within a multi-agency framework, representing the needs of clients and promoting New Pathways as appropriate.

Please see full job description for full tasks and duties

Essential Experience

• Good knowledge and understanding of SARC services or experience of working in a SARC or related area of work.
• Experience of client face to face and telephone support work, excellent communication skills.
• Experience of conducting needs assessments and risk assessments.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, Child Protection procedures.
• Previous experience of working in a multi-agency setting.
• Experience of working with IT programmes such as Microsoft Word & Excel.

CSE PROJECT WORKER

Permanent with Funding until 30th September 2025

Hours: 34 Hours with a potential to increase to 37 hours.

Salary: £26,269.74 Pro rata (plus allowances)

Location: Nottinghamshire

Nottingham Branch - Castle Cavendish Works, Dorking Road, Nottingham, NG7 5PN

** Clean UK Driving License required **

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people (CYP) at risk of sexual exploitation? We are seeking a dedicated and experienced practitioner to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will bring a wealth of experience working with CYP at-risk of exploitation and will become an integral part of our small, supportive team of experienced youth workers. Together, we strive to provide a safe and nurturing environment, empowering young people to overcome challenges and thrive.

Benefits

Enhanced AL 28 days-length of service extra 2 after 2, 5 and 7 goes up to 36 days.

Free eye tests-claim back via my finance-take form to dentist-eye test form-can also claim for glasses.

Pension-match contribution up to 8%-can opt out, have to be auto enrolled every 2 years-do get money refunded if opt out-you contribute 4% and will be matched up to 8%.

Life assurance - death in service, 4x salary gets paid to nominated person.

Cycle to work-39% off bikes-cost can be spread across the year.

770 retailers discounts offered with YouStar App.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Nottinghamshire Service which works with and supports children and young people involved in and/or vulnerable to sexual exploitation/criminal exploitation and those young people that have required therapeutic support. We also have parent/carer support in place to emotionally support parents and carers that are impacted by exploitation and to raise awareness and increase understanding to enable to them to increase protection for their children.

We also deliver work around 'systems change' that challenge the challenges and barriers that exist within professional systems and processes that may increase further risk and harm for young people. The project supports young people who are wishing to exit the abusive and exploitative relationships/situations they find themselves involved/forced into. It also works preventatively with children and young people in a variety of settings as well as offering training and information sessions to groups of professionals regarding sexual exploitation.

We are currently looking for a creative and resilient person to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to build positive relationships with individual young people by providing intensive one to one support and group work interventions in order to reduce harm and develop their emotional resilience.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Social work degree or relevant qualification or experience.

-Experience of working within CSE for at least 6 months.

-Knowledge of the issues affecting young people at risk of CSE.

-Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating support activities for and with children & young people.

-Experience of working in partnership with a variety of agencies to achieve agreed outcomes.

-Able to communicate effectively at all levels, orally and in writing.

-Ability to engage young people their parents or carers within the community

-Able to use a variety of IT applications effectively.

-Able to handle sensitive and confidential issues with tact and diplomacy.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our Youth Impact Domain will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is on 31st January. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 17th January onwards.

Interviews will be held TBC

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