Children & Families Worker – Part‑time (Merton)

About the role

Hestia Housing and Support is seeking a part‑time Children & Families Worker for its Domestic Abuse Service in Merton. The role focuses on building supportive relationships with women and their children, helping them achieve independence through a strengths‑based approach.

Key responsibilities

• Build positive relationships with women and children and develop personalised support plans in collaboration with service users and external agencies.
• Advocate on behalf of service users when needed.
• Assist mothers with parenting skills and signpost them to appropriate services.
• Provide targeted support to families experiencing domestic abuse.
• Ensure safeguarding of children and maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Deliver educational, recreational and interactive play opportunities during term time and holidays.
• Encourage service users and children to shape projects through consultation, feedback and creative engagement.
• Promote community involvement by networking, fundraising and collaborating with statutory and voluntary organisations.

Required profile

• Female applicant (restricted under Schedule 9 (1a) of the Equality Act 2010).
• Optimism, resilience and a non‑judgemental, anti‑discriminatory approach.
• Calm manner, empathy and compassion.
• Willingness to learn and develop core skills.
• Lived experience of the areas supported is valued.

Required skills