Reception Centre Night Support Worker - Oak Manor

Kent County Council; West Down; In loco; GBP 29.000 - 31.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Full induction

Training and development opportunities

29 days annual leave

Pension scheme

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Kent County Council is seeking Night Reception Centre Workers at Oak Manor, Cranbrook, to support Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) children aged 16-17 in a residential setting. You will manage routines, set goals and foster a learning culture while ensuring safety and well-being for young people.

The role requires experience with UAS children, ability to work a rolling night shift including weekends, and a commitment to safeguarding. A Full UK Driving Licence is preferred but not essential.

Competenze

• Experience working with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) children in a residential setting.
• Ability to work night shifts and weekends.
• Commitment to safeguarding and child welfare.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Mansioni

• Manage daily routines for accommodated children.
• Set achievable goals and monitor progress.
• Maintain timekeeping and shift handovers.
• Foster learning and personal development in a residential setting.
• Cover rolling shifts, including weekends (3 shifts on / 3 rest days).

Conoscenze

Experience with UAS children

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Role Responsibility

Kent County Councils Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Childrens 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.

Oak Manor is based in Cranbrook, Kent and is named after the Oak Trees of Kurdish Iran. Oak Manor provides supported accommodation for UAS children aged 16-17 years old, with a capacity of up to 34 children. Located in a rural setting, the centre offers views of green spaces and a peaceful atmosphere. Oak Manor is well established in the local community, where young people access a variety of activities and services.

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

We are seeking Night 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.

This post will be required to work across a rolling shift pattern, including regular cover over weekends. The rota pattern is 3 shifts on, followed by 3 rest days shifts are 9:30 pm 8:30 am.

KCCs 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 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.