VOICE Practitioner

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Work with the Senior VOICE Practitioner to deliver the Young Peoples VOICE Groups (6 weekly), working with to support young people to develop group/individual projects and campaigns within each group cycle.

2. Work with the Senior VOICE Practitioner to support development of the Parent/Carer VOICE group, co-producing with Parents/Carers and the Senior Leadership Team a new approach to the (currently) monthly programme.

3. Collaborate with the Family Support Team and Therapy Team to deliver regular drop-in spaces for Parents/Carers (Turn-Up Tuesdays) and Nature-Based Therapy drop-in spaces (NBT Drop In).

4. Work with the Senior VOICE Practitioner to support delivery and expansion of CSA Practitioner network for wider professionals, creating opportunities to connect young peoples groups together nationally.

5. Work with the Senior VOICE Practitioner, Head of Fundraising and Trustee Board to develop and deliver a quarterly co-production group of young people and parents who can support operational delivery/development of the Green House.

6. Contribute to the development of a theory of change for the VOICE Project, working with the Senior VOICE Practitioner, young people, parents/carers and Senior Leadership Team.

7. Work with the Research Manager and Senior VOICE Practitioner to deliver our approach to outcome monitoring and evaluation of the VOICE Project.

8. Ensure that delivery is timely and in-line with the project plan for the VOICE Project, including attendance at weekly team meetings, and contributing to the annual revision of associated documentation e.g., manuals, session plans led by the Senior VOICE Practitioner.

9. Conduct Initial Meetings for young people and parent/carers looking to join the VOICE Project supporting the wider TGH team with recruitment reminders/approaches e.g., attending Family Support/Therapy Team meetings (where appropriate).

10. Work with the Senior VOICE Practitioner to develop relationships with our local and national partners to enable effective change-making for young people and parents/carers.

11. Assess risk and report safeguarding concerns in line with the Green House Policies, main up-to-date safeguarding training, and stay informed on relevant legislation about child sexual abuse and procedures.

12. Maintain accurate, confidential records of all sessions and family contacts, ensuring timely documentation using internal systems e.g., Oasis.

13. Support wider Green House service development, participate in supervision, clinical supervision and training, adhere to Green House policies, and contribute to team communication and operational improvements.

How to apply

Please read through the full Job Description before applying.

Please submit your CV and a supporting statement to recruitment@the-green-house.org.uk. The closing date for all applications is Sunday 29th June, 11:59pm. Interviews are expected to take place on week commencing 7th July.

We appreciate that some candidates may find other means of communicating their skills and experience more suitable to them. Your supporting statement can be submitted in one of the following formats:

A cover letter no more than 2 pages long

5-minute-long video (either sent as an mp4 attachment alongside your CV or a link to an unlisted YouTube video)

Your supporting statement in one of the above formats should include an answer to the following question:

Why is supporting young people and their families to raise their voices and create change for others critical to healing?

There is an optional Equal Opportunities Form included for our internal diversity in recruitment monitoring, which will be sent following receipt of your application. The form will not be seen by those involved in the recruitment process. Although not mandatory, this monitoring allows us to align recruitment with our overall HR strategy, and continuously improve on how we attract, recruit, and retain a diverse range of candidates.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Training or qualification in youth work/ social work/ education/ childcare / mental health working with children and young people.
• 3 A levels/ equivalent/ relevant NVQ

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Skills in building trusting relationships that can positively impact young people and parents to create change.
• Ability to manage different projects at the same time.
• Ability to amplify the voices of young people who have experienced sexual abuse.
• Ability to undertake the work within an anti-discriminatory and empowerment framework.
• Ability to give accurate information and practical support to family members of all ages.
• Ability to self-regulate at the same time as supporting others within a group to manage traumatic content and experiences.
• Ability to write clear and accurate reports and use regular IT packages.
• The ability to reflect on own practice; undertake training advice and constructive feedback and willingness to attend clinical supervision.
• Ability to work within boundaries to respond to clients in a compassionate and personable manner.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Initiative, flexibility, and the ability to work without direct supervision as well as part of a team.
• Demonstrated aptitude to effectively work with people with a broad range of differences including their ethnic, cultural, and social backgrounds, their gender, age, religious belief, disability, and sexual orientation.
• Ability to maintain attention to detail whilst multi-tasking.

Knowledge and understanding

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of direct work with young people and families with who have experienced sexual abuse and/or complexity of trauma symptomology.
• Knowledge and experience of working with young people and their families around mental health, risk and safety planning.
• Knowledge of current safeguarding legislation for children and young people and vulnerable adults.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of statutory and voluntary services and experience of liaising with a variety of professionals.
• Knowledge and understanding of systemic practice.
• Knowledge of co-production, co-creation, participation and the principles of peer support
• Knowledge of ICT including Internet, and Microsoft Office Excel and Word.

Desirable

• Knowledge of trauma-informed and strengths-based approaches to supporting children, young people, and families.

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 2 years recent experience in a similar support role.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working and building positive working relationships with multi-agency professionals and external agencies, in particular the police and social services.
• Co-ordination of a Peer Support Service.
• Experience of working with safeguarding and risk issues with children and young people.
• Experience of consultation and collaboration with clients.
• Experience of working in culturally diverse communities.
• Experience of working in a trauma-informed manner with clients.
• Working within an organisation that deals with sensitive and confidential information.
• Experience of using data base systems for recording information.

Desirable

• Experience of working with children, young people and families who are neurodiverse or have specific learning needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

The Green House

Address

45 Thomas Street

St. Pauls

Bristol

BS2 9LJ

Employer's website

https://www.the-green-house.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)