Family Mediator and Support Worker

Salary**£21,489 - £23,591 Per Annum Plus Pension and Other Benefits**
- Location**North East**
- Hours**Part-Time**

**The Vacancy**

**About the role and the team**

As Family Mediator and Support Worker, you will work in collaboration with your line manager to deliver our Reconnect, family support and mediation service across the North East.

You will provide a wide range of support and guidance to our clients and their families, aiming to improve understanding and communication, reduce conflict and strengthen relationships, amongst other things.

In addition, you will be responsible for ensuring effective and safe management of the service on a day to day basis, including working in line with all relevant policies, procedures and best practice guidelines, as well as maintaining arcuate and up-to-date records on our database.

**Kindly refer to the attached job description for more details.** Upon employment, your job title will be referred to as **Reconnect Worker**.

**About you**:
You will have excellent communication skills and be committed to the values and ethos of Depaul UK.
- Significant experience working with young people and families in crisis; reflective, creative and solution focused in your approach and committed to working in an assets based way.
- Experience of working independently and managing own caseload; self-motivated and able to prioritize tasks and carry out efficient organisation and administration.
- Experience of carrying out risk and needs assessments and support planning for clients.
- Demonstrable experience providing effective mediation services to families experiencing conflict

**Rewards and Benefits for a Depaul Employee**:

- Flexible working and family-friendly policies
- Access to Perkbox giving you deals and discounts for a wide range of brands
- Up to 7% contributory pension
- Paid training & personal E-Learning portal
- Sabbatical leave
- Health cash plan
- Paid DBS
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Working for Top 50 most diverse company

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Depaul please visit our website, or see the attached.

**About Depaul**

Depaul UK delivers a range of support and housing services around the UK for young people and adults at risk of homelessness.

We provide services that:

- Prevent homelessness
- Increase the resilience of those we work with
- Energise opportunities for employment, education, training & volunteering

We're dedicated to putting our values into action to achieve a society where everyone has a place to call home and a stake in their community.

You can read more about the role in the attached job description.

**An enhanced DBS disclosure may be a requirement for this post. **Our recruitment checks, induction and ongoing support and supervision reflect our commitment to safeguarding our clients.

**Applications**:
**Please note**:
Applications submitted without a supporting statement and/or after the closing date and time stated will not be put forward for shortlisting

**We kindly request no contact from unsolicited recruitment or media agencies**.

**The Organisation**

One of the biggest homelessness charities in the UK, for more than 30 years we’ve worked alongside young people facing homelessness. We offer accommodation, practical support and the wellbeing resources that the people we work with need to get back on their feet.

The Depaul Group was founded in 1989 in response to the growing number of homeless London youth sleeping rough on the streets. Today, Depaul International charities **work around the world**, going where the need is greatest and exerting global influence on policy through the **Institute of Global Homelessness**.

**The Benefits**

**Hardship**
**Loans**

**Flexible Working**

**HSF Health**
**Plan**

**Cycle to**
**Work**

**Pension Scheme**

**Employee Wellbeing**

**Learning and Development Opportunities**

**Death in**
**Service