We
are looking for Family Support Workers for our Residential Family
Assessment Centre in Cottingham, Yorkshire. 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.
This
is a highly trusted role that will require sensitivity and excellent
safeguarding awareness, to provide support to Parent & Child
placements in a residential setting on a waking duty, monitoring the
safety of families and CCTV throughout the night.
Shifts offered will potentially be across 7 days per week and each shift is 7 hours 30 minutes and 30 min lunch break. The shift patterns will be 7am – 3pm and 2.30pm – 10.30am.
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 of safeguarding 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:
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- £26,208 - £26,832
- Training options
- REACH awards
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.
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