Casual Family Time Suppor...
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Somerset Council, Can be based anywhere.
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- Temporary
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Casual Family Time Support Worker
Salary not available. View on company website.
Somerset Council, Can be based anywhere.
- Remote working
- Part time
- Temporary
Posted 2 days ago, 7 Jul
Job ref: 8c8b67a59c274d9cbe1a0c38033504f4
Full Job Description
- Casual role - hours based on the need of the service and may include Saturday and evening working
- You will need to be able to travel countywide, including travel out of the county where needed and to areas that are not currently serviced by public transport.
- You will accrue entitlement to paid leave under the terms of the Working Time Regulations 1998 - pro-rata to actual hours worked
- Family Time Sessions will vary in length and depending on travel time required sessions will run from 1 hour plus.
- This will be an opportunity to develop skills in supporting families to have time with one another. What will I be doing? We're working to improve the lives of children and families in Somerset - and you'll be a key part of that. You will supervise the time children in our care spend with their parents/family. This is crucial work in supporting children's family connection and emotional well-being. Sometimes the work is part of a care plan agreed in court. Family time takes place in a range of settings including our family time centres, in the community and at the homes of relatives. As a family time worker you will:
- supervise the important time children spend with family members.
- work with parents and carers to encourage and empower them to participate as fully as possible in the Family Time sessions and provide advice and support as required.
- participate in the assessment of the quality of family time and provide advice, support and assistance to parents/relatives to allow them to safely care for children during sessions.
- keep a written record of the session., We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.
some experience in caring or supportive role - not necessarily in paid employment. - some experience of working with individuals and professionals
- the ability or willingness to undertake direct work with children and their families to improve parenting skills and relationships.
- an Awareness and understanding of rights of users and carers and the principles embodied within the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.
- a positive attitude to the use of computers and willingness to develop appropriate skills including communication on various virtual platforms.
- literate and numerate to GCSE level or equivalent.
- willingness to work towards NVQ Level III in Children and Young People's Work Force. You will:
- have experience working as part of a team and be good at developing interpersonal relationships with families and professionals,
- need to be confident transporting children to and from sessions
We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available: - We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
- Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Staff discounts in gyms.
- Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
- Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
- A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
- My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.
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