Children's Resource Worker

Information is processed on the Applicant Tracking System provided by the third party supplier 'Reach' and will be processed solely for the purpose of the application, full privacy notice is available here, Key duties and abilities for our Children's Resource Worker will include:

• Ability to work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people


• Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements


• Ability to transport children and young people to events, appointments and meetings (mileage reimbursed)


• Occasional participation in virtual and face to face events and occasional residential meet ups


• Ability to attend and assist with organising events and activities


• Understanding and maintaining knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures


• Use of IT for email and communication


• Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of the organisation
  
  The ideal Children's Resource Worker will already have some experience in working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and young people. We welcome applications from all genders and backgrounds, we particularly encourage male applicants in recognition of the needs of the children being supported by this role. The successful candidate will be working with children and teenage boys from non-UK displaced and refugee communities, some originating from Afghanistan for example. There will be a range of opportunities for training and development for this role, as new workers join us on our organisation wide journey to become a fully trauma-informed organisation.


As a Zero Hours worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.