Children and Family Worker Responsible to: Service Manager Location: Wandsworth and Richmond Salary: £12.03 per hour Contract: Monday to Friday 9-5:18 Section 7(2) b and e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply to this position (Only Female applicants Please). Main Purpose of role: To provide support, advice and assistance to women and children who have or may have experienced domestic abuse. Key responsibilities: Develop positive relationships with women and their child(ren) in order to enable them to work towards and achieve their goals. Contribute positively towards the five key themes with Every Child Matters: - Being healthy - Staying safe - Enjoy and achieve - Making a positive contribution - Achieve economic wellbeing To motivate and empower service users and their child(ren) in all aspects of daily living. To support Service users and their child(ren) using a support plan system. To formulate, implement and review support plans with the participation of service users and external agencies. Taking into account that support plans are age appropriate. To advocate on behalf of families, and where appropriate accompanying them to relevant agencies. To provide play sessions for both pre-school and school aged children with educational, recreational and interactive opportunities. To plan and provide play schemes and activities during holiday periods. To assist mothers with parenting skills and signpost them to external agencies if required. To support ..... full job details .....