Children & Young Person's Worker

Qualifications:

• Minimum of NVQ Level 3 in Early Years Childcare. 

 OR  

• Minimum 3 years’ paid experience in the past 5 years of working with young people, delivering childcare, meeting the emotional, recreational and educational needs of a wide age range of children and young people living in a residential setting and/or a community setting.    

Main Responsibilities:

• To deliver crèche/playroom sessions in refuge. 

• To assist with daily creche /playroom sessions in both the resource centre and local community settings.  

• Work alongside all NDA Women’s Aid project teams to identify and respond to the needs of children and young people with the appropriate support.  

• Prepare risk assessments for child-based activities in refuge, resource centre and local community settings. 

• To deliver the 0-4 Sensory programme to children aged 0-10 yrs old.  

• To deliver the Art Workshop programme to children aged 5-13 yrs old. 

• To deliver the Helping Hands preventive education programme for children aged 5-12yrs old.  

• To co-facilitate the Transformers programmes for children aged 8-12yrs old.  

• To co-facilitate the Healthy / Unhealthy Relationship programme with young people aged 13-16yrs old. 

• To provide 1-1 support for young people aged 13-16yrs old who do not wish to attend group support for the Healthy / Unhealthy Relationship programme.

• Provide support for all mums whose children are accessing Children’s Services.  

• Liaise with schools and statutory agencies, including attending case conferences and any other core group meetings as required.   

• To organise and participate in social outings for children and young people accessing NDAWA services.  

• To assist with the delivery of the teacher training for the Helping Hands preventive educational programme. 

• To deliver NDAWA awareness raising training sessions for Children’s Services. 

• To work within and adhere to all organisational policies and procedures including and not limited to Safeguarding Child Protection, Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Health and Safety.  

• To participate in the Refuge On-Call 24-hour rota (additional payment received for this).  

• Provide verbal and written monthly reports and statistics ensuring requirements from funders are met.  

• Attend relevant team/organisation meetings and training.  

• Respect the confidentiality of all information received because of the post holder’s duties.