Beacon Support Worker – Children and Young People (Domestic Abuse)
Catch22 Posted on 2022-11-18
| Salary | £24,001 a year |
|---|---|
| Location | Hybrid remote in Welwyn Garden City AL8 |
| Type | Full-time |
Job Description
At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career.
Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner has appointed Catch22 to deliver the Beacon Victim Care Service across the county.
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our « 3Ps ».
We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change « the system », to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
Catch22 Victim Services provide tailored support to individuals to empower them to cope and recover from the impact of crime.
As a Beacon Support Worker in this role, you will be the named and allocated worker providing support to children and young victims and witnesses of Domestic Abuse. You will build and sustain high-quality relationships with young victims through an offer of support that wins confidence and trust. You will work collaboratively with a wide range of agencies to ensure that there is a robust referral pathway in place.
This role sits within the Beacon Family Hub which works primarily with Child on Parent violence, so you may also support a small caseload of children and parents affected by this. The role will primarily relate to this focus by working with children and young people who have witnessed/been a victim of domestic abuse, where there is a risk that these children begin exhibiting the abusive behaviours that they have witnessed in their experiences.
You will be a passionate and experienced caseworker who shows an understanding and commitment to the needs of victims and witnesses and how the Victim Service can effectively address the needs.
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What does good look like for this role?
- A confident, professional, and creative individual with a ‘can-do’ approach.
- The ability to guide young victims and witnesses through their journey to cope and recover following a crime, while preparing for mitigating factors or changing needs.
- The ability to build rapport with your young clients and create safe spaces for victims and witnesses to talk openly about their journey to cope and recover.
- You will represent Catch 22 as a trusted professional both to clients and when networking or advocating on a clients behalf with other services or organisations e.g. police, social workers, schools etc.
- You will work as part of a team to improve the shared knowledge and expertise in the service, as well as throughout Catch 22.
Additional Information
- Salary: £24,001 per annum
- Contract: Fixed Term (Up to 31st of March 2024)
- Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, in a blended approach of office working, home working, and visiting clients across Hertfordshire
- Vetting and Clearance Requirements: NPPV 2 (Police Vetting), Enhanced DBS check
Benefits:
- Flexible working options available, with ad hoc homeworking possible, and flexible working requests met with a willingness to approve where service delivery allows
- 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing to 33 days plus bank holidays after 5 years
- Enhanced workplace pension with 4% employer contribution
- Discounts for over 1,400 retailers and gym memberships
- Life insurance x3 salary
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Access to health and wellbeing benefits, including GP helpline, reimbursed eye tests, and a cycle to work scheme
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
Within the Justice hub at Catch22 we are extremely proud of our strong focus and track record in developing our people. As of September 2022, 73% of our management group have progressed from frontline roles within Catch22, which allows us to offer progression opportunities for staff under the leadership of managers with frontline experience.
Company description:
Catch22 is a social business, a not for profit business with a social mission. For over 200 years we have designed and delivered services that build resilience and aspiration in people and communities. At Catch22, we are proud of our reputation as a modern and progressive employer. Our 1,300 colleagues and 300 volunteers work at every stage of the social welfare cycle, supporting over 60,000 individuals from cradle to career. Our work spans education, social justice and rehabilitation, children »s social care, family support, social action and getting people into work. Our vision is a strong society where everyone has a good place to live, a purpose and good people around them. All Catch22 services deliver at least one (and often all three) of these. We call these our 3P’s.
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