Job Description

Role: Independent Child Trafficking Guardian

Based: Home Based with travel around West/North West London OR East London

Rate: £14.75 PAYE or £19 per hour umb

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 3 months temporary contract

Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Our client, one of the UK s leading Children s Charities, is looking to recruit 2 Specialist Support Workers to join their Child Trafficking Service.

The service runs several national programmes supporting and advocating on behalf of children who have experienced trafficking and/ or exploitation across the UK

What does the role involve?

• Managing a caseload of at least 30 young people and providing them with practical and emotional support and advocating on their behalf as and when required
• Key working clients through both face to face and online support and using creative approaches to ensure the child/ young person is engaged, supported and receives an excellent standard of care
• Working in partnership with a range of partner agencies, professionals and statutory services including Social Services, the Police, Probation, Schools, CAMHS and various medical professionals
• Identifying and responding to safeguarding and working with partner agencies to deliver robust safeguarding responses
• Supporting children and young people through the criminal justice system and building strong rapport with them
• Working to foster independence for the children and supporting them to achieve their goals and integrate them into available networks of support
• Ensuring that the voice of the child is heard and remains at the heart of the service
• Contributing to national development work and feeding into national workstreams and raising awareness of the service and the issues facing these children

What are they looking for?

• Experience of working with children and/ or young people in particular those who have experienced Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation/ County Lines and/ or Trafficking
• A background in Social Services, the Police, Asylum and Immigration, Therapeutic Services, Domestic/ Sexual Abuse and/ or Children/ Family related services
• A knowledge of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and legislation relating to CYP, Modern Day Slavery and/ or Asylum and Immigration would be highly desirable
• Strong working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection
• Proven track record of working with a range of multi-agency partners and professionals
• Current, Adult and Child enhanced DBS on the update service
• Available immediately