Independent Child Trafficking Guardian - London

Role:               Independent Child Trafficking Guardian

Based:            London– home-based with travel to see service users

Rate:               £14.75 PAYE or £19 per hour umb

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        Temporary ongoing

Hours:             Full Time 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

Our client, one of the UK’s leading Children’s Charities, is looking to recruit 2 Independent Child Trafficking Guardian’s to join their Child Trafficking Service.

The service runs several national programmes supporting and advocating on behalf of children who have experienced trafficking and/ or exploitation across the UK

What does the role involve?

Managing a caseload of up to 30 young people and providing them with practical and emotional support and advocating on their behalf as and when required Key working clients through both face to face and online support and using creative approaches to ensure the child/ young person is engaged, supported and receives an excellent standard of care Working in partnership with a range of partner agencies, professionals and statutory services including Social Services, the Police, Probation, Schools, CAMHS and various medical professionals Flexible to work on the assessment team when needed carrying out initial assessments and safeguarding advice Identifying and responding to safeguarding and working with partner agencies to deliver robust safeguarding responses Supporting children and young people through the criminal justice system and building strong rapport with them Working to foster independence for the children and supporting them to achieve their goals and integrate them into available networks of support Ensuring that the voice of the child is heard and remains at the heart of the service Contributing to national development work and feeding into national workstreams and raising awareness of the service and the issues facing these childrenWhat are they looking for?

Experience of working with children and/ or young people in particular those who have experienced Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation/ County Lines and/ or Trafficking A background in Social Services, the Police, Asylum and Immigration, Therapeutic Services, Domestic/ Sexual Abuse and/ or Children/ Family related services A knowledge of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) and legislation relating to CYP, Modern Day Slavery and/ or Asylum and Immigration would be highly desirable Strong working knowledge of safeguarding and child protection Proven track record of working with a range of multi-agency partners and professionals Current, Adult and Child enhanced DBS on the update service Available immediately