Children and Young People Support Worker

We are excited to be looking for a Children and Young Person (CYP) Caseworker who will be based from our Ashford office, working 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday 9am-5pm. This role is hybrid working delivering support in the community, from home and also as part of our team from our office in Ashford, Kent. Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for Children and Young People who have been victims of crime? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with children and young people? If yes, then we'd love to hear from you What we offerAt Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes: Flexible Working Options : Including hybrid working. Generous Annual Leave : 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave. Birthday Leave : An extra day off for your birthday. Pension Plan : 5% employer contribution. Enhanced Allowances : Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments. Exclusive Discounts : High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts. Financial Wellbeing : Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance. Wellbeing Support : Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support. Inclusive Networks : Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes. Sustainable Travel : Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans. Career Development : Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.About the RoleAs a Children and Young Persons Caseworker your responsibilities will include:Directly or indirectly delivering support to children and young people who have been affected by crime. You will further develop and delivering innovative interventions to address the needs of children and young people who been affected by crime.As a CYP caseworker you will Deliver support to young victims of crime using appropriate service guidance Maintain and enhance service delivery standards and effectiveness Reduce the risk factors around the young people. Increase protective factors around the young person Increase the young person's resilience level Develop and enhance key stakeholder relationshipsAbout YouIdeally, you will: have a proven track record of successfully delivering services for children and young people and successful youth engagement in a comparable role, however this is not essential as full training and support will be given have knowledge of safeguarding issues relating to children and young people have an understanding and knowledge and an active commitment to promoting equal opportunities and diversity knowledge of the current issues for children and young people affected by or experiencing crime, domestic abuse and relationship abuse understand confidentiality and safe working practice and maintenance of files in accordance with the Data Protection Act and other legal requirements have knowledge of the Criminal Justice System and VCOP, awareness of the impact of crime including witnesses attending court and giving evidenceAbout UsVictim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.How to apply:To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form which will clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.We look forward to hearing from you.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.TPBN1_UKTJ