Project Worker - Participation and Childrens Rights
Aberdeen
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Participation and Children’s Rights Project Worker to join our Bairns Hoose Implementation Team. Barnahus, is a multi-agency and child-focused response for victims and witnesses of violence. Children 1st use the name Bairns Hoose to identify the model of Barnahus as it will apply in Scotland.
Working with our Bairns Hoose Team of Advocacy Rights and Recovery Workers in Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire you will capture the voices of children, young people and their families with lived experience of child protection and justice processes, to ensure that the Barnahus model that is developed for Scotland is child centred and developed in partnership with children and young people.
You will play the vital role of ensuring that the feedback, views and experiences of children and young people are systematically gathered at various points of their experience of the child protection and/or justice processes.
As well as supporting children and young people to share their stories, a key aspect of your role will be to collate the feedback, support the evaluation of key messages and enable these to be shared using different mediums, within a wide range of meetings, events and forums. You will also support young people and parents or carers to develop Bairns Hoose advisory groups, to enable ongoing engagement in the development of the model across Scotland.
The role of participation and children’s rights project worker will work to promote the rights of children and young people in a positive and pro-active way, and to assist those working with children and young people to incorporate a children's rights perspective into their work and practices.
The role will help to promote the rights of children and young people, and provide support and opportunities for them to have their experiences and views heard and listened to and have a particular focus on gathering information and experiences in relation to: Joint Investigative Interviews, forensic examinations and young people who have given evidence in court, including the High Courts in Aberdeen City and Shire, as well as those with experience of child protection and justice processes.
It is essential that applicants have experience of: -
- Working within the current child protection and/or justice systems
- Creating a safe environment for vulnerable children and young people to share their experiences and enable them to communicate their thoughts, feelings and views using arrange of different communication methods and approaches.
This is a fixed term, full time role of 35 hours a week, funded initially until 31 March 2025.
For further information and an informal discussion please feel free to contact Iona Mitchell at iona.mitchell@children1st.org.uk
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