Part Time Night Family Support Worker

Compass Fostering; Cottingham; Sur place; GBP 12 870 - 15 730; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Training opportunities

Excellent annual leave

MediCash

Résumé du poste

Compass Fostering in Cottingham is seeking a dedicated Night Family Support Worker to support Parent & Child placements in a residential assessment unit. This role involves working within a multi-disciplinary team and requires strong safeguarding awareness and sensitivity.

The position offers competitive pay of up to £14,300 based on a 20-hour work week, along with excellent annual leave and training opportunities. Applicants should have at least 2 years of experience in relevant children's care settings.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in Children’s Residential or Social Care settings.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding and working with complex families.
• Ability to communicate effectively in challenging situations.

Responsabilités

• Provide support to Parent & Child placements in a residential setting.
• Monitor safety of families and CCTV during night shifts.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve positive outcomes.

Connaissances

Experience working in a Children’s Residential setting

Knowledge of safeguarding

Effective communication in challenging situations

Formation

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

Description du poste

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 Family Support Workers for a Residential Family Assessment Centre for a 7bedroom assessment unit. 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 Family 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 20 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:

• Experienceofpartnership 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 up to £14,300 based on 20 hours per week.
• Training opportunities
• Excellent annual leave and additional benefits
• MediCash

Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.