Young Women's Empowerment Advocate

Role:                      Young Women’s Empowerment Advocate

Location:              Sandwell

Salary:                   £26,278.98 per annum

Hours:                    Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm)

Our client is looking for a Young Women’s Empowerment Advocate to join their “Be You” service, providing specialist early intervention support to girls and young women aged 11-19 across Sandwell.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver trauma-informed, strengths-based one-to-one interventions and group sessions for girls and young women aged 11-19.
• Build trusting relationships with young women, creating safe and inclusive spaces where they feel heard and supported.
• Deliver the Be You programme covering topics including self-identity, healthy relationships, emotional wellbeing, resilience, coping strategies, exploitation awareness and future planning.
• Support young women experiencing challenges including trauma, adverse childhood experiences, exploitation, mental health concerns, substance misuse vulnerabilities, challenging behaviours and involvement with the criminal justice system.
• Complete assessments, risk assessments, support plans and outcome measures.
• Provide advocacy, emotional support and practical guidance to empower young women to make informed choices.
• Work collaboratively with schools, Children’s Services, Youth Justice Services, police, health services and voluntary sector partners.
• Make referrals and support access to specialist services, including mental health, exploitation, domestic abuse and wellbeing support.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Bloom group programme, supporting emotional wellbeing, self-esteem, resilience and personal safety.
• Maintain accurate case records, reports and monitoring information in line with GDPR and organisational requirements.

Essential Criteria

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, preferably working with children and young people.
• Experience supporting children and young people and responding appropriately to safeguarding concerns.
• Experience managing a caseload and maintaining accurate case records.
• Experience delivering one-to-one interventions and engaging young people through relationship-based practice.
• Experience using risk assessments and intervention tools to identify and manage risk.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed approaches and the impact of violence, abuse and exploitation on children and young people.
• Understanding of safeguarding legislation, child development and good practice requirements.
• A compassionate, non-judgemental and empowering approach.
• Car Driver

Please note: This post is exempt under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Applications are therefore restricted to female applicants.

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