Interventions Worker

Main purposes of the post:

· To work directly with young people aged 10-18 years to address adolescent to parent violence and abuse (APVA) and/or Intimate Partner Violence and abuse (IPV) within young people’s relationships in line with the standards of Respect.

· To work directly with parents/carers and/or partners who are experiencing APVA/IPV.

Main duties:

Client Work and Liaison

1. Engage and motivate families and young people to address issues around APV/IPV.

2. Conduct suitability, risk and support planning assessments with families.

3. Deliver group work /1-2-1 sessions with both young people and parents/ carers as outlined in the delivery manuals.

4. Contribute to and inform case management procedures as required and implement required actions and assess risk.

5. Comply with Safeguarding and child protection procedures and practices.

6. Plan appropriate exit strategies for families on programme completion.

7. To liaise with other agencies as appropriate including but not limited to CYPS, Police, CAMHS, YOS, specialist DV agencies and schools.

8. To attend professional meetings, child in need/child protection core groups etc with above agencies to feedback on client work and progress.

9. To assist in presentations, workshops and training about the work of The YP Project and The Jenkins Centre.

10. To assist in representing The YP Project and the Jenkins Centre as required at meetings, seminars and conferences.

For a detailed description of the role, as well as a person specification, please download the full job description. To apply, please email a CV and covering letter to [email protected], or download and complete the application form below.