Children’s Support Worker – Hounslow – REF:025CSWHOUN
Refuge, is the country’s largest specialist provider of domestic violence services for women and children escaping domestic violence. We have the following opportunity:
Children’s Support Worker
Hounslow – 37.5 per week – circa £18,000 per annum – Ref: 025CSWHOUN
We have recently been successful in securing funding for a children’s support worker post in our West London service for women and children experiencing domestic violence.
We are looking for candidates with experience in working with children and a recognised qualification such as an NNEB or NVQ level 3. You will have experience of organising and providing play activities, ideally in a community-based setting such as a children’s centre.
The successful candidate will be able to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team supporting women and children escaping domestic violence. You will have good communication and team work skills and be able to use your own initiative. You will show strong organisational and administration skills.
The ability to build a rapport and trust with children and their mothers is essential in this work. Experience of supporting children and families who have experienced domestic violence is desirable.
All candidates must demonstrate a commitment to the values of empowerment, support and equality, which underpins all the work undertaken by Refuge.
Benefits include 28 days holiday, a non contributory pension scheme, employee assistance programme, death in service scheme and childcare voucher scheme.
This post is based in women’s refuges and is therefore restricted to women under the Equality Act 2010.*
Closing date: 12pm Monday 27 June 2011
An enhanced criminal records bureau disclosure will be required for this role.
*Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010) applies
Refuge values diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
children’s support worker – job description Hounslow
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