Senior Family Support Worker

Compass Fostering; Sowerby Bridge; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Compass Fostering recherche un Part Time Senior Family Support Worker pour un Centre d'Évaluation Familiale à Sowerby Bridge. Le rôle consiste à fournir un soutien individualisé aux familles parent-enfant dans un cadre résidentiel, tout en respectant des normes élevées de sauvegarde et en favorisant le développement des compétences de vie et l'autonomie des familles. Un environnement de travail dynamique et des opportunités de développement personnel sont offerts, avec des avantages attrayants.

Benefits

Discounts & Awards

Life Assurance Scheme

Health and Wellbeing Day

Increased Holiday

Referral Scheme

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 ans d'expérience dans un cadre résidentiel pour enfants ou services sociaux.
• Compétences en communication dans des situations complexes.
• Connaissance des normes de sauvegarde.

Responsibilities

• Soutenir les familles parents-enfants selon leur plan de soins individuel.
• Travailler au sein d'une équipe pluridisciplinaire.
• Encourager le développement de l'autonomie et des compétences parentales.

Skills

Safeguarding

Communication

Life Skills Development

Education

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

Job description

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About The Role

We are looking for Part Time Senior Family Support Workers for a Residential Family Assessment Centre in Sowerby Bridge. 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 Part Time Senior Family Support Worker you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide support to Parent & Child placements in a residential setting. You will provide one-to-one support to Parent and Child families in accordance with their individual care plan, which will include encouraging the development of life skills and independence along with safe and appropriate childcare skills.

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.
• Level 3 - Health & Social Care (Child/Young People or Parent & Child)
• 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:

• Experience of partnership working with families and external agencies, preferably in a Safeguarding or Looked after Children's Teams.

What We Can Offer You:

• Discounts & Awards - Access to our health and wellbeing support platform. Receive cashback for various medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments with our MediCash scheme, as well as the chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards.
• Life Assurance Scheme - 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review.
• Health and Wellbeing Day - Additional day's leave to support your mental health.
• Increased Holiday - 224 hours holiday increasing gradually to 248 hours after 4 years' service.
• Referral Scheme - Earn up to £3,250 by recommending a foster carer or up to £1,000 by recommending a full-time staff member.

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.

The Compass Community values equality and diversity across our workforce and aims to ensure our staff community is reflective of the diversity of the children and young people within our care. In support of this commitment, we welcome applications from individuals of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds.