Sessional Contact Supervisors

London Borough of Sutton; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated individual to facilitate supervised family time sessions for children in care. The role involves ensuring safe interactions between parents and children, recording sessions for court evidence, and writing timely reports. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and 2-3 years of experience in child and family work, along with excellent communication skills. Training and professional support will be provided to enhance skills in this vital role.

Benefits

Access to appropriate training

Good support and supervision

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years experience working with children and families.
• Ability to write concise, accurate reports.
• Good understanding of current legislation and policy regarding safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate and supervise family time sessions.
• Record sessions to a standard for court evidence.
• Ensure there is no unsupervised interaction between parents and children.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Ability to communicate effectively

IT skills

Education

Recognised, relevant qualification

Job description

About the Role and our Ideal Candidate

The position involves facilitating positive, supervised family time sessions between parents/extended family members with children in the care of the local authority.

Responsibilities

• To facilitate and supervise family time sessions and record these to a standard that can be presented as evidence within court
• To facilitate handovers between foster carers and parents at the start and ending of supervised family time sessions
• To be present before and after supervised family time sessions to ensure there is no unsupervised interaction between parents and children in the care of the local authority
• To follow policy and procedure with regard to any risks to children which are identified and act accordingly to ensure that children and young people are safeguarded at all times
• To provide timely, appropriately reports of work undertaken as required.

About you

• Hold a recognised, relevant qualification and/or a minimum of 2-3 years experience working with children and families
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with a friendly and approachable nature
• Be able to write concise, accurate, relevant reports following supervised family time sessions within required timescales
• Have a good understanding of current legislation and policy regarding safeguarding for children and families
• Have experience of dealing with safeguarding issues commensurate to role and responsibility
• Have good IT skills

About Us

You will be part of the Practice Support and Development Service and help the service deliver high quality family time sessions.

You will have the opportunity to improve children and parent relationships and as such will have access to appropriate training to further develop your skills. You will be provided with good support and supervision.