Regional Children and Young People's Advocate

Job Title:
Regional Children and Young People's Advocate (Flourishing Futures)

Position available:
1 full time position (37.5 hours, Monday-Friday, 9am to 5pm), covering the Sandwell and Dudley area

Salary:
£23,809.50 – £24,360.35

Closing date:
02 January 2026

BCWA reserve the right to close this advertisement early if sufficient applications are received

All interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams

Is this you?
We are looking for someone who has experience of working with children and young people who have experienced trauma in both one to one and in group work settings. You will carry a caseload which includes all aspects of case management including, risk assessment, needs assessment, support planning, outcomes and case review.

The Role
The successful candidate will be required to provide a high quality support service for children and young people affected by domestic abuse and violence in the home, including one to one casework and support for children and parents together to help communicate and build stronger relationships.

You will also work closely with Domestic Abuse Advocates to deliver the Dart Programme, focusing on children exploring emotions, healthy coping strategies, communication and safe people prior to offering 10 group sessions exploring what domestic abuse is, why it is ok to talk about domestic abuse and some strategies to safety plan.

If you are self-driven, conscientious, hardworking with lots of ambition we would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an online application form, providing examples/evidence for each of the criteria in the person specification and return to Please see full job description for more information.

CVs will not be accepted.

An Application Pack Can Be Found Below
Flourishing Futures advocates JD Dec25

BCWA 063 Application form v3

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MONITORING FORM

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Important information for all positions
Black Country Women's Aid is committed to safeguarding and promoting then welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order It will be necessary for an enhanced disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau for details of any previous criminal convictions.

Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. The post holder must be female.

Employment checks
Responsibilities
As a responsible employer we adhere to safer recruitment practice and all our employees are subject to the following recruitment checks:

Right to work in the UK
Under Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act, we, as a responsible employer need to ensure that we do not employ anyone illegally. To avoid discrimination we treat all job applicants equally.

We therefore ask all candidates selected for interview to bring original documentation to show their Right to Work in the UK. A copy of these will be taken. Once the successful candidate has been appointed the unsuccessful candidates documents will be destroyed confidentially. You may be refused an interview if you do not bring the correct documents with you.

References
Following your interview, two employment references will be sought. One of these should be your current or most recent employer.

If you have finished full time education and you have no employer reference, we will accept a reference from:

• a professional from your centre of study, for instance a teacher, lecturer or headteacher
• GP or health visitor
• a character reference from a person who knows you
• a civil servant from a government agency
• a bank manager

DBS
All positions are subject to DBS checks at the relevant level.