Reception Centre Worker - Acacia Court

Kent County Council; Painter's Forstal; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full induction

Training & development

29 days leave

LGPS pension

Career development

Experience with UAS children

Job summary

Kent County Council is recruiting for a Reception Centre Worker at Acacia Court in Faversham, Kent. This role focuses on direct work with Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) children in a residential setting, supporting routines, goal setting, and safeguarding in a 16–17 age group.

The role requires the ability to work a rolling shift pattern, including weekends, and a Full UK Driving Licence. Enhanced DBS clearance is required and English language proficiency is essential for effective

Qualifications

• Experience of working with UAS children in a residential setting.
• Ability to manage routines and set achievable goals for young people.
• Commitment to safeguarding and providing trauma-informed support.
• Requirement to work across a rolling shift pattern, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily routines at the reception centre and support residents.
• Set goals and monitor progress for young people in care.
• Maintain timekeeping and ensure learning activities are facilitated.
• Provide support in a residential setting for UAS children aged 16–17.

Skills

Direct work with children

Time management

Stakeholder communication

Full UK driving licence

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Reception Centre Worker - Acacia Court

Role Responsibility

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.

This role is for Acacia Court. Acacia Court is based in Faversham, Kent and is named after the Umbrella Thorn Acacia Trees of Sudan. Acacia Court provides supported accommodation for UAS children aged 16-17 years old, with a capacity of up to 32 children and is located in a calm residential area, with surrounding orchards. Acacia Court has well established links with local services and organisations in the community 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.

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.

• 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.

Contact Details

If you have queries regarding this role, please contact the Team on [e-mail]

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.