Temporary Female Children and Young Person's Violence Advocate

Temporary Female Children & Youngs Persons Violence Advocate (internally known as CYPVA)

Location: Swindon, Wiltshire

Salary: £29,059.80 (£31,416pa FTE)

Temporary (up to 12 months maternity cover), Part Time (37 hours per week)

The first suitable applicant will be appointed.

Please note that, in line with the Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1, there is a genuine occupational requirement for this post to be filled by a female worker.

PARAGON are a specialist team within The YOU Trust and our mission is ‘together empowering change’ for individuals, families, and our communities. We are committed to ending violence against adults and children, and do this through empowering individual and communities to change.

The role:

The overall purpose of this role is to engage children and young people (CYP) at risk of harm due to domestic abuse, to carry out appropriate assessments, including DASH RIC and referral to MARAC and/or safeguarding when indicated. The skilled and experienced post holder will design, with CYP, one to one sessions as required, in community or accommodation-based settings and work with other SPIDAS teams to provide a holistic and joined up response. Additionally, this role will engage with others in the community and in education provision, in order to raise awareness and develop and deliver education programmes. You will work with other agencies to develop safety plans, and develop and offer specific face to face interventions for those experiencing intimate teen violence, including young instigators and survivors.

Essential requirements

* NNEB, Diploma/Degree or NVQ 5 in working with children and young people or* equivalent work level experience

• Recognised national qualification in working with children affected by domestic violence and abuse
• Experience of safeguarding best practice for children
• In depth understanding of the issues affecting children who have experienced domestic violence and abuse

Our Benefits:

If you choose to begin a career with our organisation, you are guaranteed:

• Competitive rates of pay and paid travel time, including a higher mileage rate for car sharing.
• Enhanced annual leave entitlements, with the opportunity to buy and sell holiday.
• Matched pension scheme contributions, plus Death in Service Benefit and salary sacrifice options.
• Enhanced sick pay allowances and paid compassionate and emergency dependent leave.
• Excellent and professionally certified training, as well as access to fully-funded apprenticeship programmes.
• Real opportunities to develop in your profession.
• Free health and wellbeing advice via a 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme.
• Everything you need to carry out your role free of charge, which may include a mobile phone, safety equipment and other necessary technology, a uniform where applicable, and of course a nice cup of tea or coffee throughout your day!
• Access to discounts across lots of your favourite stores and online shopping sites.

The You Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate Adult and Child protection screening, including employment references and DBS check.

Where a role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to adults and/or children it is an offence to apply for the role if you have been barred from engaging in such regulated activity.

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