Reception Centre Day Support Worker - Connors House

Kent County Council; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction

Training and development opportunities

Local government pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Annual leave: 29–30 days

Job summary

Kent County Council is seeking Reception Centre Workers for Connors House in Canterbury to support Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking children aged 16-17 in a residential setting. You will help manage daily routines, set goals, and assist with learning and development in a centre regulated by Ofsted.

The role involves shift work, including weekends, with induction and development opportunities. A Full UK Driving Licence is preferred, and a local government pension scheme is available.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) children in a residential setting.
• Ability to manage routines, set goals for young people and support their learning in aReception Centre.
• Strong timekeeping and shift-based working skills.

Responsibilities

• Work across a rolling shift pattern with weekly alternating shifts and regular weekend cover.
• Manage routines and support the resettlement journey for UAS children in Canterbury.
• Contribute to creating a learning culture in the centre and track progress toward goals.

Skills

UAS children experience

Residential setting experience

Job description

What will you be doing?

Please note that shortlisting decisions will be based on the whole application, including the ‘How you meet the requirements of the role’ section. Within this section, please demonstrate how you meet the criteria within the person specification attached to the Job Description and why you would like to work with UAS children.

Kent County Council’s Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Children’s Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived UAS children in Kent. The Service is developing as a centre of excellence nationally and we are seeking passionate individuals to join our service.

Reception Centres, staffing and services KCC provides to UAS children, are fully funded by Central Government.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Service’s Reception Centre team. The Reception and Safe Care Services are Kent County Council owned, Ofsted regulated, children’s homes and supported accommodation, collectively termed Reception Centres. The Reception Centres, and the services they provide to children, are run by a diverse team of managers and workers, who are all committed to ensuring children are protected and supported to take the first steps in their journey to a more permanent home elsewhere in the UK.

Connors House is based in Canterbury and provides supported accommodation for UAS children aged 16-17 years old, with a capacity of up to 43 children. Located in the centre of town, Connors House is well-located for children to be able to access recreational spaces and services within the local community and has established links with local services and organisations for young people to access a variety of activities.

This Reception Centre is subject to Ofsted regulations for Support Accommodation 2023.

We are seeking Reception Centre Workers who have experience of working alongside UAS children and who thrive on direct work and providing support in a residential setting. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and influence the resettlement of children in the UK who have suffered trauma and change. This role involves managing routines, setting goals for young people, timekeeping and facilitating a learning culture in the centre. This role is important for UAS children during their early stages in the UK.

If you are enthusiastic about with working with adolescents, understand the UAS children’s journey and want to help achieve the best outcomes for them

This post will be required to work across a rolling shift pattern, with weekly alternating shifts, and regular cover over weekends. The rota pattern is 4 shifts on, followed by 2 rest days – each block of 4 shifts will alternate between 8:00 am – 4:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 10:00 pm.

KCC’s employment offer for this role includes:

• Full induction
• Training and development opportunities
• Basic salary of between £29,167 and £30,934
• Equivalent annual leave allowance of 29 to 30 days.
• Excellent local government pension scheme
• Opportunities to develop in your career
• The opportunity to expand and develop your knowledge and skills of working with children seeking asylum

Please Read:

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About you

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