Female Safe House Play Worker

4 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Next Link Full time

We have a rewarding opportunity available for a** Female Safe House Play Worker **to join our community outreach team based in **Bristol. **You will join our safe house team based in **Bristol. **You will join us on a **part-time, permanent **basis working **18.75 hours** per week. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of **£25,979 per annum pro rata **plus **benefits**.

Established in 1999, **Next Link** is the leading provider of domestic abuse services to women and children in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. At Next Link we are committed to providing holistic, empowering and personalised support and advocacy to women and children experiencing domestic abuse. With a focus on survivors’ safety and recovery; we believe the provision of flexible support tailored to survivors’ needs can be transforming, helping to maximise independence and self-determination so survivors can make informed choices.

**In return for joining us as our Female Safe House Play Worker, we will offer you the following fantastic benefits**:

- Up to 30 days annual leave (depending on length of service)
- 3 extra holidays including International Women’s Day
- Excellent development and training opportunities
- Employer pension contribution (minimum 5% of your gross salary)
- Mindful Employer Plus Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Long Service Awards
- Wellness Awards
- Staff Recognition Awards
- Facility to Work from Home once fully trained

**About the Female Safe House Play Worker role**

We are looking for a Safe House Play Worker to join us and work within a dynamic, fast paced team, providing play sessions to pre-school and school age children who have experienced domestic abuse and are staying at the safe house. This will be through both structured sessions and free play.

This post will work within an integrated team within Next Link Domestic abuse services.

**Key duties and responsibilities of our Female Safe House Play Worker**:

- Welcoming women and their children into the refuge and providing them with support to meet their practical and emotional needs
- To ensure that a high standard of information, advice and temporary accommodation is provided for women and their children who have suffered mental or physical abuse.
- To assist with the smooth running of the refuge on a day-to-day basis including ensuring the building is maintained in good order and meets the requirements of health and safety.
- To work in partnership with individual mothers in the refuge regarding particular needs of their children
- To provide support to women in promoting the mother/child relationship
- To help provide group work for residents, former residents and women living in the community and to provide them with on-going advice and support.
- To help children begin the healing process of working through their traumatic experiences of domestic abuse and change.
- To help organise and supervise children’s activities during the day and after school as needed. These can be on and off the premises.

**What we are looking for in our ideal Female Safe House Play Worker**:

- The ability to build rapport quickly with women, children, young people participating in the service
- The ability to work constructively with the parent/guardian and their children in order to foster their relationships
- Experience of providing support to young people and children under stress and who are vulnerable
- An understanding and awareness of the needs of women, and children of all ages who have experienced domestic abuse
- An understanding and knowledge of child protection and safeguarding and the ability to work within national, local and organisational guidelines
- A full driving licence and access to a car

**Closing date**:9am Friday 1st March 2024**
**Interviews will be held on w/c 4th March 2024**

Please **apply** now to join us as our **Female Safe House Play Worker **and contribute to the valuable work Missing Link and its wider services, delivering hope and support to survivors of domestic violence and abuse.
- Missing Link is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk of abuse, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Missing Link is committed to Equal Opportunities..*Due to the specific requirements of this role, this post is exempt under the Equality Act (2010), Part 1, Schedule 9 (Genuine Occupational Requirement)._

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