Child and Family Service Manager

Role:             Child and Family Service Manager        

Based:          Southend-On-Sea

Salary:           £31,000 - £33,000pa

Start Date:    ASAP

Duration:      Permanent          

Hours:           37.5 hours per week – Hybrid 2 days from home and 3 in the office      

Our client, a well-respected charity, providing services for women, men and children experiencing domestic abuse, are looking for a Child and Family Service Manager to join their team.

The role will include leading the development and safe delivery of a trauma-informed service for children affected by domestic abuse and focusing on ensuring that families remain strong and resilient.

Synopsis of duties:

• Developing, leading, and managing the Children & Young People’s Services
• Providing a trauma informed, holistic and needs led service to children, young people and their families who are victims of domestic abuse
• Working with the Adult Services Manager and Safe Accommodation Manager, ensuring that service users are being supported and that their additional complex needs are being supported
• Ensuring that members of staff are following best practice guidelines, upholding the organisation’s professional reputation, and are providing professional support and advice to service users
• Ensuring that the setting is meeting the requirements for Health & Safety and the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework
• Ensuring that safeguarding is of paramount importance, ensuring that all safeguarding measures are always followed
• Creating and delivering internal and externing training, including multi-agency sessions, awareness presentations, online and face to face training.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience of working with children/young people who have experienced trauma and working with families to provide support
• A sound understanding of risk assessments and safety planning
• A strong understanding of the impacts of domestic and sexual abuse on families, children, and young people
• A strong understanding of safeguarding, identifying safeguarding concerns and reporting these in line with policies and procedures
• Proven people management skills
• A relevant qualification relating to children and young people
• Must have an enhanced DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.