Vacancy - Specialist Family Support Worker (on-site)
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Specialist Family Support Work
| Job title | Specialist Family Support Worker (on-site) |
|---|---|
| Salary range | £35745-£38,223 (annual) |
| Work location | Various locations across the county (Main base will be the children’s home the employee is appointed to) |
| Hours per week | 74 hours across a two-week rota, alternate weekends, bank holidays, sleep-ins and unsociable hours |
| Contract type | Permanent |
| Closing date | - |
| Interview date | TBC |
| Pre-employment check requirements | Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check with Children’s Barred List |
About the role
To work with and support vulnerable children we care for their families who are:
- Living in our Children’s Homes
- At risk of remaining in such placements
- At risk of placements breaking down within the Children We Care For system
To offer planned and structured therapeutic interventions in line with care planning to these children, focussing on, but not exclusively, on:
- Reunification into the family home or wider family setting
- Their return to/successful settling into a family setting (home Oxford County Council foster care or kinship care) or
- Their move to a more independent provision post 16
About you
You will engage with children and their families identified as at risk of entering the children we care for system or accommodated in one of Oxfordshire’s residential establishments.
You should be able to work closely with other professionals to deliver intensive, focused, and structured interventions.
You will be responsible for contributing to the day-to-day operation of the home under the direction of the Manager/Assistant taking on appropriate responsibilities and ensuring that all activities are conducted according to current policies and procedures.
Responsibilities
Have a good understanding of Children’s Homes Regulations and quality Standards, supported by the Assessment and Residential Handbook, and be able to support colleagues on matters of policy and practice.
Ensure effective communication systems operate, enabling information to be available to all staff whatever their work patterns, including formal handover procedures.
Participate in maintaining a positive public relations image ensuring all complaints/issues are handled quickly, effectively, and sensitively and within county guidelines.
Job description and selection criteria
View the job description and selection criteria here.
How to apply
Additional information
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care, leavers, who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.