Night Family Support Worker

Compass Children's Homes; Cottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Training opportunities

Excellent annual leave and additional…

MediCash

Job summary

Compass Community is seeking a Night Parent and Child Support Worker for a 5-bedroom Residential Family Assessment Centre in Cottingham. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team on waking duty, monitoring safety and CCTV overnight to support Parent & Child placements.

This 40-hour week across 7 days involves nights from 10pm to 8am, with flexibility to cover shifts. The role demands safeguarding expertise, strong communication with families, and commitment to OFSTED standards.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a Children's Residential, Early Years or Children's Social Care setting.
• Good safeguarding knowledge and experience working with complex families.
• Ability to communicate effectively in complex situations with families.

Responsibilities

• Provide night support to Parent & Child placements on waking duty, monitor safety and CCTV.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team in a residential setting.
• Support to family and staff in line with OFSTED regulations.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Communication in challenging settings

Education

Level 3 - Health & Social Care (Child/Young People or Parent & Child)

Job description

About The Role

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity,Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fix what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we'd like you to be part of it.

We are looking for a Night Parent and Child Support Worker for a Residential Family Assessment Centre for a 5-bedroom assessment unit inCottingham. This will be a busy and challenging role and therefore you will have commitment and dedication to providing high quality support to family and staff in line with OFSTED regulations. You will also be required to have excellent safeguarding standards and a strong ethos of providing effective support to families to achieve positive outcomes.

As a Night Parent and Child Support Worker, you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide support to Parent & Child placements in a residential setting. This is a highly trusted role that will require sensitivity and excellent safeguarding awareness, to provide support to Parent & Child placements on a waking duty, monitoring the safety of families and CCTV throughout the night.

The role will be for 40 hours across 7 days per week on a rolling shift pattern. Each shift running from 10pm - 8am. There is an expectation of flexibility to provide shift cover as required.

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Requirements:

• At last 2 years' experience of working in a Children's Residential, Early Years or Children's Social Care setting.
• Good knowledge and experience ofsafeguarding and working with complex families.
• Ability to communicate effectively in complex or challenging situations with families.

Preferable Skills and Knowledge:

• Experience ofpartnership working with families and external agencies, preferably in aSafeguarding or Looked after Children's Teams.
• Level 3 - Health & Social Care (Child/Young People or Parent & Child) -may be completed whilst in post.

What We Can Offer You:

• Competitive salary.
• Training opportunities
• Excellent annual leave and additional benefits
• MediCash

Our recruitment processaims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vettingprocedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject tosatisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equalopportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in theworkplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the mosttalented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, andexperiences to support our children and young people.