Children and Young People's Domestic Abuse Ca...

Victim Support is looking for a Children & Young people's Domestic Abuse Case Worker based in Wakefield, covering West Yorkshire.This is a fixed term contract until March 2023.Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.In West Yorkshire we are commissioned to deliver the Victim Core Service. The Service provides support to victims of all types of crime, aged 4 upwards, and has specialist Case Workers. This role is to offer and provide, where that offer is accepted, tailored one-to-one support to Children and Young People who have experienced Domestic Abuse. This will include the provision of wraparound support to help service users cope and recover and will involve multiagency working where appropriate to address complex needs. The post holder will assist those victims in ensuring they receive the support required to complete their journey through the criminal justice system where appropriate and access additional support services. You will deliver front line support and advocacy to Children and Young Victims within West Yorkshire, that have been effected by Domestic Abuse. You will contact clients referred to the service to offer support, conduct risk assessments, referring to other agencies as appropriate, as well as managing a caseload of children and young people providing a range of support to manage feelings and emotions, safety plan, develop coping strategies, and build resilience. You will work in partnership with local agencies specialising in Domestic Abuse, whose services victims may require, such as schools, children's social services and health providers to develop child centred tailored support plans and ensure delivery against these plans through regular monitoring and feedback. You will have experience of direct service delivery to Children and Young People, multi-agency working, undertaking risk assessments and safety planning with children and young people, who have been effected by Domestic Abuse. You will have comprehensive knowledge of the impact of crime and traumatic events on child victims and their families as well as the role of statutory agencies including the criminal justice system. You will be organised and be able to manage a demanding caseload with changing priorities and will be able to work well independently and as part of a team. You will have a supportive and empathetic approach to service users who are often in distressing situations. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and Police Vetting. A full driving licence and access to a vehicle is desirable.Victim Support offers competitive rewards and benefits including pension and life assurance, 25 days annual leave (pro-rata), voluntary benefits such as season ticket loans, and the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing world-class services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.Applications should be explicit enough to provide good evidence against the shortlisting criteria, which are marked in the person specification as A. In order to apply, please create a profile in our website (jobs section), complete and submit an online application form.If the vacancy has not specified the essential criteria for shortlisting, please use this section to express how your experience and skills are relevant for the role.VS are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks, Police Vetting and Disclosed Barring Service checks will be required.Victim Support is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe having a diverse workforce at all levels allows us to represent the communities we serve and connect better with people affected by crime. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all communities and monitor the diversity of applicants to analyse if we are representative of the communities we serve in terms of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, age and socio-economic status.If you have the drive to make a difference within an organisation which makes a difference we look forward to hearing from you.