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Advocacy Sessional Worker

4 months ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom The Children's Society Full time
Sessional Project Worker - Advocacy

£13.65 an hour as per sessional rate.

Location:
Home based, but travel is expected to cover Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years.

We run local services across the North West 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 Youth Impact domain, which works to provide immediate one-to-one support for children and young people who urgently need advocacy across Cheshire and support for children and young people who go missing in Manchester.

We are currently looking for a skilled practitioner to join our dynamic and ambitious team on a sessional basis.

Hours will be available as/when the service identifies need for sessional staff and we can accommodate flexibility to suit sessional workers at times when they are available (e.g., morning/afternoon/evening).


A key part of this role will be to enable the children and young people we support to be able to express their views on matters important to them and issues which affect their lives.

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

  • A relevant professional qualification e.
g. Youth & Community, Education or NVQ 3 Health & Social Care Or HNC in Social Care or Early Years 3 NVQ3 Health & Social Care.

  • Knowledge and understanding of a range of evidence based interventions and creative ways of working with children and young people
  • An ability to develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with children and young people
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 CYP 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 13th May 2024.

If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on 29th April 2024.

Interviews will take place once your application has been shortlisted.

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.