Children & Family Worker - Modern Slavery Response

**Job Title**:Children & Family Worker - Modern Slavery Response Service
**Reporting to**:Service Manager
**Contract**:1 Year FTC, Full time
**Interview Date**: TBC

**About the Service/Department**
Hestia is one of the largest providers of support to survivors on modern slavery in London and currently provides support in London and the wider south east region. Hestia’s modern slavery response team provides both outreach and accommodation to survivors both within and after the national referral mechanism. The team comprises of specialist advocates, managers and administrators.

**About the role**
The purpose of this role is to promote healthy family relationships in a way that allows children of survivors of modern slavery to flourish.

Published in October 2021, our latest Underground Lives report - Forgotten Children: The Intergenerational Impact of Modern Slavery - brought to the forefront the impact of the experience of slavery for mothers and children. “For children, a mother’s trauma can have a deep and lasting impact on their lives.[These children] need and deserve greater protection, support and care from the wider system.” Following this research, we are looking for a motivated and experienced professional to join our team and offer victims of modern slavery and their children tailored and trauma-informed support.

Some other main responsibilities of the role include:

- Formulate, implement and review support plans and safety assessments with the participation of service users and external agencies, considering that support plans are age appropriate.
- Plan, organise and run tailored ‘Stay and Play’ sessions for children and mums.
- Work with caseworkers and social workers to follow any Child Protection plans and ensure that parents are aware of how to follow the plan.
- Help in setting healthy boundaries and encouraging risk-taking in a suitable and child
- friendly way and can support the mother in liaising with the school and other professionals, to ensure they understand and can accommodate the child’s needs.

**About you**

**Essential**:

- Demonstrable experience of supporting parents and children who have experienced exploitation or trauma.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting a good standard of written and spoken English.
- Ability to present to a wide range of audiences.
- Knowledge and understanding of child and adult safeguarding issues and ability to address them appropriately.
- Ability to work with varied community groups and services and multicultural communities.
- An understanding of the tasks required to maintain a safe living and working environment.
- An understanding of the risks associated with lone working.
- Working knowledge of statutory and voluntary services available for the client group and the issues involved in providing a co
- ordinated service for them.
- Working knowledge of welfare benefits and thecurrent legislation around recourse to public funds.

**Desirable**:

- A good understanding of modern slavery including the National Referral Mechanism and the Home Office.
- Qualifications in Children's Care, Learning and Development, Education, or something of a similar nature.

**Please see the attached documents for the full job description and more information about Hestia.**

**What Hestia offers**
- ** Holiday allowance** of 25days/195hours per annum plus 8days/62.4hours public holidays (pro rata)
- ** Company Pension**:

- ** Learning and Development Opportunities** (including career progression opportunities across our services and departments, a full 9 month induction providing an understanding of The Hestia Approach and all Hestia’s practices and policies to support your career in Hestia and if applicable, a foundation knowledge to attain a Skills for Care Certificate)
- ** Hestia Rewards** exclusive membership (Hestia Rewards is our staff wellbeing and benefits scheme which provides access to fantastic retail discounts, gym membership discounts, recognise a colleague eCards etc.)
- ** Access to a range of health and wellbeing support tools** including our Employee Assistance Programme, Flexible working (including holiday trading and TOIL) and some roles include Clinical Supervision
- ** Other benefits** such as Eye care vouchers, Travel/Season Ticket Loans and Cycle to work scheme (with up to 40% savings on a new bike).
- If applicable to the role, Hestia will also support you on joining our existing ASYE (Assisted and Supported Year in Employment) programme if you are interested and fit the criteria.

**About Hestia**

Hestia supports adults and children in crisis across London and the surrounding regions. We campaign and advocate nationally on the issues that affect them. This includes victims of modern slavery, women and children who have experienced domestic abuse, young care leavers and older people.

Hestia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults, children and young people who are potentially at risk, and w