Title: Family
Support Worker
Location
:
Reading
Hours: Full time (36 hours) / Part time (Up to 24 hours) / Bank Staff (0 Hours)
We have an opportunity for experienced support workers for both day and waking night shifts to join our Residential Family Assessment Unit based in Reading Berkshire. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed people who are reliable and able to offer emotional and practical support to our residents.
Flourishing Families
Parental Assessment Centre
is located
in
a quiet
residential estate in Reading Berkshire
.
You will work under our Ofsted Registered Manager and our assessing
S
ocial
W
orkers
and you need to be able to
remain
focused and calm and work in a family centred way and remain professional. The ethos of our Family residential home is to provide a homely and family-like environment to our service users.
Job duties
and expectations
include:
Ability to keep clear and
accurate
records.
Good communicator and excellent interpersonal skills and good organisational
skills
.
Ability to be an active team player and the ability to work on own initiative
Commitment to good practice and a team approach to work
Commitment to equal opportunity and challenging any discriminatory and oppressive practices.
To ensure our unit is kept clean and in a tidy condition, adhere to the cleaning rota encouraging our residents to
participate
as
appropriate
.
To ensure that
good quality
report logs are
maintained
as
required
.
To
maintain
and promote family residential support work to
high levels
of professionalism expected by
Flourishing Families
Parental Assessment Centre and Ofsted
Competent in the use of Microsoft office application
All staff
are required to
respect the confidentiality of all matters that they might learn in the course of their employment.
Draw the attention of the Manager/Team Leader on duty to any areas of concern.
To complete all
face
to
face
on-line and mandatory training.
To be a member of a team of professional staff caring for our residents. To implement and contribute to the development of Care Plans.
To contribute to the provision of a secure, stable, supportive environment for the parent and child which respects and promotes their health, culture, religion, race,
identity
and lifestyle.
To safeguard and promote the welfare of all our residents
Schedule
d
s
hifts will
consist of the
following:
12-hour
shift
s
Day shift
Night shift
Weekend
Shifts
This role is not a 9-5 and will require the applicant to be flexible
Education:
Preferable one of the below qualifications
:
NVQ (Children) Level 3 and above
Preferable
Experience
within
:
Residential Family
Support in a mother and baby Unit.
Community Family Support Work
Experience of working as a family support worker in a Local Authority
Benefits:
Flexible working hours
Casual dress code
First DBS covered by us (If applicable, subject to terms and conditions)
Generous Holidays allowance
Pension
Training
Note this post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (c.53) as it involves contact with children and vulnerable adults.
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