Children & Young People’s Worker
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £14,687 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | Ashton-under-Lyne (plus dispersed properties in the community), OL6 8EX |
| Company: | Jigsaw Homes |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | jigsawhomes/TP/898/282 |
Summary
Would you like to work for a company who is accredited as an outstanding company to work for in Best Companies 2023?
Jigsaw Homes Group offers employees a very competitive 24 days holiday per annum, plus 3 days for Christmas closure (5 day working week) plus bank holidays, plus additional days after 2 years continuous service (to a maximum of 5 days)We also offer our employees the option to buy/sell up to 5 days extra leave per year.
As a Jigsaw employee you will also receive incremental salaried pay, occupational sick pay, access to the Social Housing Pension Scheme, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, BHSF membership, access to on-site gyms and training/development opportunities.
If you are looking for a career with an outstanding company, then please read on.
Who we are:
Jigsaw Homes Group is one of the largest housing groups in England with more than 37,500 homes across the North West and East Midlands.
We provide quality; low-cost housing and play a wider role in making sure our residents thrive in their homes and benefit from living in healthy, sustainable communities.
About the department:
At Jigsaw Support our focus is on helping people to live happy, healthy lives in a safe home and supporting our most vulnerable individuals is our top priority.
Working within the Jigsaw Support Team you will be part of an innovative, forward-thinking team that encourages success.
We are passionate about improving the quality of lives of our customers by supporting them to achieve their goals and independence.
In addition to delivering our existing support services, we are always seeking new innovative partnerships, solutions and funding opportunities, responding to need and working with communities in which we can make a difference.
With more than 200 staff from offices in Ashton under Lyne, Leigh and in our supported accommodation projects across the North West, we support over 7,000 people annually through the contracts we manage.
This position is within The Bridges Partnership. This is a partnership between Jigsaw Support, Talk, Listen, Change and Diversity Matters Northwest.The partnership supports Tameside residents who are victims or survivors of domestic abuse, children who are impacted by domestic abuse and those causing harm. This service is commissioned by Tameside Council.
The service includes:
- Safe accommodation - supporting domestic abuse victims in refuge and dispersed properties in the community,
- An outreach team supporting medium and standard risk cases in the community.
- A children’s team, supporting children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
- An IDVA team, supporting high risk victims.
- A Women and Families Centre offering group and peer support.
Role information:
We are looking for a compassionate, motivated and proactive Children & Young People’s Worker to join our domestic abuse service.
You will provide holistic, trauma‑informed, child‑centred support to children and young people aged 0–17 residing in our safe accommodation (including refuge) following experiences of domestic abuse.
You will help promote emotional recovery, safety, stability and positive development, delivering 1:1 support, group activities, play and creative interventions.
You will work collaboratively with colleagues, external agencies and partners within the Bridges partnership and externally to ensure the best possible outcomes for each child.
Further information regarding the role can be found in the job pack below.
If this sounds like the perfect job for you then don’t hesitate to apply now!
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
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