Job vacancy details
LINX County Co-ordinator (THIS IS NOT A GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL POSITION)
| Employer | Gloucestershire County Council | Location | Managed by the Hampton Trust the post will be based within Gloucestershire Youth Intervention Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Contract position | Hours | 37.5 hours per week |
| Salary | Starting salary £26,000 pa + generous pension (subject to qualifying period) | Reference | LINX |
| Closing Date | 10/07/2009 23:00 PM | ||
The Hampton Trust is a passionate, dynamic well respected organisation working towards breaking the cycles of violence, abuse, conflict and social isolation in Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands and now Devon and Gloucestershire.
We have recently been awarded BIG funding for 3 years to develop our LINX programme and have the following vacancy:-
LINX County Co-ordinator, Gloucestershire
LINX is an innovative programme that has been developed within the Hampton Trust’s highly regarded Domestic Abuse Services. It is aimed at supporting children and young people who are exhibiting violent behaviour through an interactive, structured and flexible programme.
LINX enables young people to make links between their personal experiences and their own violent and abusive behaviour and is designed to help build empathy.
We are offering a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic, self motivated individual to work with young people aged 12 – 19 across Gloucestershire and to take the lead in the development and delivery of LINX across the county. This will include the training of practitioners to deliver the programme.
The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate:-
• the ability to work across boundaries and influence partners
• an understanding of domestic violence and its impact on children and young people
• A clear understanding and ability to deliver group work to vulnerable and disengaged young people
• The ability to deliver multi-agency training
For further details and an application pack please contact:
Tara Doel, Resources Manager, The Hampton Trust, Tel: 023 8021 3520 or email:
or www.hamptontrust.org.uk
For an informal conversation please contact Debbie Willis on 023 8021 3520
Interview date: Wednesday 22nd July 2009
