Chesterfield, Derbyshire

Circa £18,100 per annum

Hours - 37 hrs Permanent, Full-Time

Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role

The successful applicant will provide support to children, young people and families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions, with appropriate direction, which enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

Space 4 U is a specialist service working with children and young people aged 5-18 years, who are impacted by someone else's substance misuse. We offer 1:1 interventions to the children and young people we support based on an assessment of need. Although this is a full time position there is flexibility with the hours - either PT / job share.

You will you make a difference by:

Working in the team to deliver the interventions to children and young people.
Working collaboratively with parents/carers and children.
Providing children and young people with tools and strategies to help them cope with their difficult situation.
Empowering families to make positive changes.
Working with partner agencies to make positive changes.

You will need:

A relevant NVQ level 3 or previous experience working with children and families.
Experience of working within the 5-18 age range.
Confidence to conduct 1-2-1 sessions with occasional group work.
Commitment to safeguarding children and young people.
Good communication skills, both written and spoken.
Willingness to be part of a team and multi-agency working.
Must have access to a vehicle / be able to drive.

The way we work

We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.

Rewards

We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.

For safe and happy childhoods

At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.

For more information, please contact Neil Birkett on 07741660390 or email

We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.

Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.