Relief Community Family Worker

East Sussex County Council; Hailsham; Vor Ort; GBP 22.000 - 28.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible working hours

Training and development

Supervision and support

Zusammenfassung

East Sussex County Council is seeking Community Family Workers to support reunification and supervised contact for looked-after children across Newhaven, Hailsham, and Hastings. The role requires empathy, organisation, clear boundaries, and ability to work to Children’s Services policy; strong communication and time management are essential.

Flexible hours include weekends and term-time work. Applicants should have experience with parents/children, safeguarding knowledge, and a valid car and

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience direct work with parents and children (e.g., youth work, nurseries).
• Ability to drive across the county and transport children as contracted car user.
• Able to make decisions under pressure.

Aufgaben

• Work with families to develop written agreements under Children’s Services policy.
• Support reunification and supervise contact for looked-after children.
• Maintain professional boundaries and effective communication.

Kenntnisse

Empathy

Organisation

Strong communication

Ausbildung

Relevant safeguarding knowledge

Tools

IT skills

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Do you want to make a positive difference to children's lives? Are you empathic, organised, kind and assertive? If you have answered 'yes', you might be suited to the role of Community Family Worker.

The Children We Care For - Family Time Service offers reunification family support and supervised contact for children looked after in East Sussex.

We are pleased to advertise an exciting opportunity for Community Family Workers to join our large and busy service. Our countywide teams are based in Newhaven, Hailsham, and Hastings. We currently have four Relief Community Family Worker vacancies available. Successful candidates may be based at different locations across the county, and we ask applicants to specify their preferred location within their application. This role offers flexible working hours, including weekends, after-school periods, and school holiday work.

The successful candidates will be a warm and motivated individual with clear professional boundaries and the capacity to work with families to written agreements under Children's Services policy and protocol. Community Family Work is at times challenging and sometimes requires emotional resilience therefore our new colleagues will need to be great communicators, empathic listeners and flexible problem-solvers. CFWs must have excellent time management skills. This is an essential car user position. A good standard of written English and IT skills is essential.

CFWs encourage positive relationships between children and their families during the period in which assessment is undertaken and decisions are made about a child's future. We promote play, healthy eating and respectful boundaries in the course of our intervention. Neutrality and accuracy about what is seen and heard is imperative.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who

• Have knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Have ability to drive across the county, including transport of children as contracted car user
• Have experience of direct work with parents and children, for example, youth work, nurseries etc.
• Able to make decisions under pressure

Please download the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will be held in person on 30th November at Silverlands in Hastings.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

Benefits and Support

• We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment.
• We offer regular, reflective supervision, guidance and support. There is always a strong base to return to, providing humour and support when CFWs have been working independently.
• We provide the opportunity for training and development following a period of thorough induction.

More information can be found on our benefits page.

For an informal discussion, please contact Sharon Harper on 07880400897 or Michelle Barrow on 07701394599.

A workforce for the community, from the community

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

We Warmly Welcome Applications From All Sections Of The Community. We Particularly Encourage Those From Group That Are Underrepresented In Our Current Workforce

Black and ethnic minority backgrounds, those who are disabled, men and those who identify as LGBTQ+. We are working towards recruiting a workforce that reflects our community because we recognise the unique skills, experience and perspective that each individual brings.

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Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.