Children's Support Worker / Mentor

Polaris Community; Chester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Une entreprise de services pour enfants propose un poste de Support Worker, soutenant les jeunes dans leur transition vers des placements familiaux. Le rôle nécessite une flexibilité pour voyager dans les zones de Chorley et Cheshire, en travaillant avec un réseau professionnel pour les besoins des enfants. Le salaire est de 15£ de l'heure, offrant une compensation pour les responsabilités importantes qui favorisent le bien-être des jeunes.

Benefits

Environnement de travail diversifié et inclusif

Opportunités de développement professionnel

Qualifications

• Capacité à travailler comme partie d'un réseau professionnel.
• Permis de conduire complet avec accès à une voiture.
• Disponibilité pour voyager dans les zones de Chorley et Cheshire.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir les enfants et jeunes avant, pendant et après leur transition vers le foyer d'accueil.
• Agir en tant que modèle positif et partager des expériences.
• Faciliter l'expression des souhaits et des sentiments des jeunes.

Skills

Travail en réseau professionnel

Engagement dans l'apprentissage et le développement

Empathie

Job description

Location:Various areas with a current need in North West area.
Flexibility and a willingness to travel is essential for the role.

Hourly Rate:Up to £15 per hour

Hours:Casual, varied and flexible

ABOUT US

Polaris Children’s Services are an established children’s services provider that delivers innovative and outcomes-based services, offering real value and building brighter futures for children, young people and their families.

Working across the UK the company provides intensive support to children and young people to step down from residential settings into fostering placements and to help stabilise existing fostering placements.

Requirements

Please note this is a community role, you will need to be willing to travel. We have a current need for working in the Chorley and Cheshire areas.

• Ability to work as part of a professional network (including foster carers, social workers, schools) to advocate for the child/young person’s wishes and feelings
• Be willing to engage in learning and development to support your role as a Support Worker or Mentor
• Be within travelling distance of Chorley and or Cheshire to support community visits in the area
• Have a full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car

Responsibilities

• To support children and young people before, during and after their transition to foster care in the most effective way, appropriate to their needs and understanding
• Act as a positive role model for the child/young person by sharing experiences & learning, empathising, validating feelings, and making connections
• To support children and young people to express their wishes and feelings, and feed this back into the network for consideration
• To have regular face to face contact with the child or young person.
• Ensuring the service delivered promotes equality, diversity and rights for all individuals associated with the service
• Delivering the service according to the required model as laid out by your manager.

For an informal discussion about this position please contact Joycey Bammeke-Bailey on 07964 666 082

To be considered for this post, please apply and we’ll be in touch.

Polarisis an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus.

The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.