Children's and Young Persons Mentor

1 month ago

Knowsley, United Kingdom The First Step Full time

**Post**:Children’s and Families Mentor

**Location**:Knowsley, Merseyside

**Responsible to**:Senior Childrens Worker

**Hours**:35 per week, Monday - Friday

**Salary**:£23,543.00 + 6% pension contribution

**Purpose**
The purpose of this role is to support children, young people and the non-abusive parent impacted by domestic abuse.

**Key Responsibilities**

1. Assess and safety plan with child/young person to identify children’s agreed support needs.

2. To plan, risk assess and deliver age-appropriate sessions with children and young people in the community.

3. Work with children and the non-abusive parent in a therapeutic and trauma-based approach to help them reach their full potential.

**Responsibilities**
- Advocate in statutory meetings, court settings and with other agencies, on behalf of survivors and children who have experienced domestic abuse.
- Develop and deliver training to raise awareness and understanding of the dynamics of domestic abuse to both internal and external colleagues.
- Maintain accurate child and or family case files, sharing relevant information and reports with other agencies to work towards integrated assessment and service delivery.
- Work in partnership with parents, either individually or in groups, to develop their parenting skills & confidence, improve self-esteem and encourage self-reflection.
- Develop and maintain links with internal services and external agencies, sharing information and actively contributing to relevant meetings as required.
- Contribute to the research and development of new programmes to promote the overall development and wellbeing of children using the service.
- To work in line with The First Step’s safeguarding policies and to ensure compliance with safeguarding procedures at all times.
- Support children and young people with their educational needs. This may be including working in partnership with local schools and other education settings to offer holistic package of support.
- Ensure compliance with building management such as health and safety compliance and reporting any defects and maintenance requirements.

**General**

This post is **exempt** from the provisions of Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
1974 by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. You are therefore **not **entitled to withhold information about convictions which for any other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provisions of the ACT and any failures to disclose such convictions could result in dismissal or disciplinary action by The First Step. Any information given will be completely confidential and will be considered only in relation to the positions to which the Order applies.

**Principal Terms & Conditions**
- Salary paid monthly.
- Employer pension contribution of 6%.
- 35 hours per week.
- Business mileage allowance of 45p per mile.
- 25 days annual holiday pro rata for part time plus statutory bank holidays.
- 365-day access to an Employee Assistance Programme.

**Children’s and Young Persons Worker - Person Specification**

This person specification states the essential experience, knowledge, skills and attitudes which the selection panel will use to draw up a shortlist of applicants to be interviewed.

**Criteria**

**Education/Qualifications**

**Essential**
- NNEB, NVQ Level 3 e.g., Working with C&YP or equivalent.
- Domestic Abuse Training.
- Commitment to self-development

**Desirable**
- Paediatric First Aid Training.
- Helping Hands / You and Me, Mum or other qualification.

**Criteria**

**Experience**

**Essential**
- Direct experience of working with children/young people.
- Experience of organising and providing play and other activities.
- Direct work experience of working with families impacted by domestic abuse.

**Desirable**
- Experience of working in a residential setting, refuge, children’s centre, or other relevant agency.

**Criteria**

**Abilities/Skills/Knowledge**

**Essential**
- An understanding of the nature of domestic abuse and its effects on survivors and children.
- An understanding of the effects of deprivation, trauma, and the environment on survivors functioning.
- Able to develop appropriate, professional, supportive relationships with abused survivor and their children, maintaining professional boundaries with users of the service.
- Able to initiate, promote and engage meaningful activities for service users.
- Good written and communication skills.
- Experience of risk assessment and support planning.
- Understanding of safeguarding children and adults’ policies and procedures.
- Skills on delivering group work to children and young people.
- An understanding of the additional possible needs of children from BME communities.
- Able to work in a reflective manner.
- The ability to communicate clearly and concisely, including the ability to listen actively and match communication to the needs of the recipients.
- Ability to take responsibility for own a

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