Children and Young People’s Group Facilitator

Background:

Trafford Domestic Abuse Services (TDAS) is a Quality accredited, registered charity offering support to individuals and families who are affected by domestic abuse since 1990. We support families who live/work in the Trafford area and also provide IDVA and Children and Young People (CYP) support services in Salford. We provide both intervention and prevention services and work in partnership with other voluntary organisations to support families across Greater Manchester.

TDAS Values:

Innovative: introduce new ideas, are creative and foreword thinking.

Collaborative: work in partnership with key stakeholders to enable people to achieve a defined & common purpose

Openness: create an open culture, provide transparent reporting, good fundraising and governance.

Person centred: provide coordinated, personalized and enabling services to everyone

Empowering: empower our service users to become stronger, more confident, being aware of their rights and privileges and live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

Purpose of the role:

To deliver our specialist Children and Young People’s project in the Community to a group of children who have or currently are living with domestic abuse and suffering the traumatic effects of such. The CYP group facilitator will provide a trauma informed support service to support children in the local community and deliver specialist domestic abuse workshops and programmes in school and community settings. Additionally they will liaise with schools across the city to our services and deliver training around domestic abuse to professionals.

Main duties:

1. Access, organise and deliver the appropriate trauma informed services to meet the needs of the children/ young people and their families.
2. Pro-actively engage Salford and Trafford schools and community groups in the TDAS programmes and training offer; attending regular meetings to promote service and make new partnerships.
3. Organise and facilitate TDAS R’Space© programmes for CYP who have or are living in a domestic abuse household in both group and 1-1 sessions.
4. Organise and facilitate TDAS SOSN© programmes in school and community settings.
5. Deliver Healthy Relationship Workshops to young people in high school and community settings.
6. To deliver TDAS professionals training and lunch and learns.
7. To deliver training to teachers and professionals around the impact of domestic abuse on YP, how to deal with disclosures and how to offer trauma informed support.
8. To support Salford and Trafford Schools with operation encompass notification system; create clear referral pathways for schools into TDAS services.
9. To keep individual recordings which are factual, accurate and up to date of the CYP who attend the TDAS R’Space and SOSN Programme.
10. To obtain, record and report outcomes for the service through the use of attendance sheets, evaluation forms and observations.
11. To measure and record outcomes and outputs of programme and workshop delivery and complete programme reports to send to the CYP Team Leader.
12. Liaise and work in conjunction with key agencies ensuring that multi-agency work is undertaken as part of the process involved in the assessment and delivery of services provided to children and young people.
13. Liaise with LGBT, diverse communities and other hard to reach groups to imbed inclusion and ensure equality and diversity.
14. To complete internal referrals to other areas of the CYP support service to meet the needs of the child or young person.
15. To complete external referrals to appropriate services to meet the needs of the child or young person.
16. Access regular feedback from service users to ensure the continued improvement of services and support offered to children and young people by TDAS.
17. To plan and manage own workload working on own initiative, often in times of crisis
18. Provide an environment for children/young people in which their physical, emotional, intellectual and social wellbeing is promoted.
19. To be aware of, implement and keep up to date with Child Protection/Safeguarding Procedures in accordance with TDAS and Trafford safeguarding Partnership Protection/Safeguarding policies and procedures.
20. Work in partnership with children, young people, families, staff, statutory, voluntary and community organisations to promote the welfare and wellbeing of all children and young people living in the Community.
21. Provide a welcoming, safe, stimulating and inclusive environment in which children/young people can be supported, enjoy themselves, develop to their full potential and meet the requirements of Every Child Matters and current legislation.
22. Promote an inclusive environment that meets the differing needs of all children and young people.
23. Work with the Director of Operations, CYP Services Manager, CYP Team Leader and other support workers on the team to promote and support the development of TDAS.
24. Work to the standards laid down within the bounds of the Policy and Procedures of TDAS, including Equal Opportunities, Equality & Diversity, Data Protection, Child Protection and Safeguarding, Protection of vulnerable Adults (POVA)Health & Safety and core service user policies at all times. This is not and exhaustive list and all other policies and procedures within TDAS must be complied with.
25. Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by the Director of Operations, the CYP Services Manager, and the CYP Team Leader commensurate with the grade and job title of the post.

General:

1. Work with the Chief Executive Officer and other staff members to promote and support the development of TDAS.
2. To adhere to TDAS Code of Conduct at all times.
3. To attend staff meetings when required
4. To work in line with, and follow, the policies and procedures of TDAS.
5. To ensure that all TDAS policies and procedures are implemented and promoted by staff.
6. To actively promote diversity in the organisation.
7. To act as an ambassador for and represent the TDAS at externa functions.
8. To represent TDAS on local and regional forums.
9. To build positive relationships and partnerships with key local agencies
10. To embody TDAS’s values and act as a role model.
11. To participate actively in the management team, contributing to the strategic development of the organisation.
12. To undertake any other duties as may be deemed consistent with the requirements of the post.

Benefits:

A generous package including 34 days holiday per year inclusive of bank holidays (FTE), extra holidays, for long service, Employee pension scheme with employer contribution (after 3 months of employment), Cycle2work Scheme, Life assurance benefit, 365 days a year Employee Assistance Programme

Application Criteria and Process:

For more information about the post click here. To apply for this position it is essential that you have NNEB/NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification in Domestic Abuse, Social Care, Teaching and experience of delivering group programmes or training/presenting.

You must also have minimum of 12 months experience of working with children in social care settings and knowledge and understanding of the effects of domestic abuse on adults, children and young people. You must be able to assess risk, support plan and deliver services. It is essential that you have an up to date knowledge of Child Protection and Safeguarding.

This post is subject to an enhanced DBS.

Applicants with minimum qualifications and experience will only be considered.  Due to the requirements of the role, we are requesting that female only applicants apply. Please do not send CVs, as they will not be processed.

No agencies please.

For further information please contact admin@tdas.org.uk Tel: 0161 872 7368            

An application pack is available to download from www.tdas.org.uk