Fostering Support Worker Bank - West Midlands

St Chris; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Job summary

St Christopher's is seeking a Fostering Support Worker (Bank) to join our West Midlands team. You will work with supervising social workers and partners to support foster placements in a flexible, zero-hours role across days, evenings and weekends.

You will plan activities for looked after children, run support groups, provide support sessions, and supervise transport and family contact sessions. DBS check will be arranged if not current; minimum age 21 applies.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children and young people in a paid or voluntary capacity.
• Experience of administrative work including data entry and report writing.
• Ability to work with challenging behaviour and resolve conflict.
• Ability to maintain personal and professional boundaries.
• Good communication and administrative skills and the ability to build and sustain professional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement appropriate activities to meet the needs of looked after children.
• Run support groups for looked after children and birth children.
• Provide support sessions during the day, evenings or weekends.
• Transport young people to activities and appointments and supervise family contact sessions.

Skills

Experience with children and young ppl

Administrative experience

Behaviour management

Professional boundaries

Communication skills

Job description

Fostering Support Worker Bank - West Midlands

Variable hours (Zero hours Contract)

West Midlands

Are you looking for a job working with children and with flexibility that could fit alongside you work and family commitments?

If so, this job could be for you.

About Us

Our vision is for every child and young person to be safe, loved and happy, to achieve their potential and have a bright future.

St Christopher's is a leading charity for children and young people. We are proud of our history of providing fostering, children's homes and innovative leaving care services across the UK & Isle of Man. We have a passionate commitment to our young people, placing them at the centre of everything we do. We provide positive life experiences for young people who are unable to sustain a placement in their parental or foster home.

We are an equal-opportunity employer keen to develop an inclusive workforce where people feel they belong. We hope to attract applications from under- represented groups, including people from different cultures, nationalities, socioeconomic backgrounds, ages, disabilities, religions, faith, sex, orientation, childcare responsibilities, and gender-diverse identities.

About the Role

We are looking to recruit a Fostering Support Worker (Bank) working closely with the supervising social workers, local authorities and other professionals to support foster placements.

The role will involve:

• Planning and implementing appropriate activities to meet the individual needs of looked after children
• Running support groups, both for looked after children and birth children
• Providing support sessions during the day, evenings or weekends
• Transporting young people to activities and appointments and supervising family contact sessions

Applicants should have

• Experience of working with children and young people in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience of administrative work including data entry and report writing
• Ability to work with challenging behaviour and resolve conflict
• Ability to maintain personal and professional boundaries
• Good communication and administrative skills and the ability to build and sustain sound professional relationships

Recruitment Process

Applicants will ideally already be on the DBS Update Service; if this is not the case St Christopher's will carry out a DBS (police) check prior to starting.

It is against the law to apply for work with Children/Young People if you are barred from working in Regulated Activity and if your name is added to a Children Barred List.

All shortlisted candidates invited to interview will be asked to submit a Self-Declaration and Disclosure form which will need to be returned prior to an interview being booked.

Please note this post has a minimum age restriction of 21 for roles working directly with children and young people in our residential and semi-independent Homes in line with the Equality Act ‘occupational requirement’.