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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .
Edge of Care Worker (part time)
We're proud to announce that AfC's children's services in Richmond have been awarded an Outstanding rating by Ofsted. This places Richmond alongside Kingston, which also holds an Outstanding rating, as a top-performing service.
Come work with a skilled, stable workforce and be part of an organization that's truly making a difference.
This post will be based within the Edge of Care (EOC) and you will be providing 1-to-1 specialist targeted outreach services to young people, children and families living in the Royal Borough of Kingston, the London Borough of Richmond and the surrounding areas, with medium support needs to high support needs. This role will be an integral part of the EOC as you will be operational and working flexibly with our most vulnerable children and families across the week.
The salary shown is the Full Time equivalent and will be calculated pro-rata.
Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames KT1 Appointment type Permanent Business area Children's Social Care Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £32,535 (SCP12) Salary to £33,987 (SCP15) Hours 18 Estimated Interview date/s TBC Closing Date 24/10/2025 Ref No 2159 Documents
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About the role
As an Edge of Care Worker you will be providing 1-to-1 support to children, young people and families in their own homes and in the community. These children and young people will be experiencing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. You will have a caseload which will consist of mostly medium to high need, challenging & complex cases. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have flexible hours across the week and would like to work in a challenging yet rewarding role. You will be responsible for your own diary management and working autonomously.
You will liaise with service managers, case Social Workers/Personal Advisors and the Commissioning team to agree a tailored targeted support package for each matched referral. You will attend introductory meetings to agree SMART goals and work with clients to achieve these & record/evidence contact for each session. You will complete risk and needs assessments and raise all safeguarding concerns as needed.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lauren Wright .
About you
The successful candidate will be:
2. Educated to GCSE level.
3. Relevant professional qualification in working with children or young people, youth work or supported housing.
4. Experience of working with families with complex needs e.g. mental health & substance misuse
5. Experience of working with children & young people who display high levels of challenging behaviour.
6. Experience of decision making, managing & reporting safeguarding incidents including being involved in the Child Protection Process with working knowledge of the relevant legislation.
7. Experience of working with families experiencing domestic violence.
8. Experience of working alone in the community and holding strong personal boundaries.
9. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
10. Experience of keeping and maintaining accurate records (in accordance with HOST policy).
11. Knowledge and understanding of the life skills needed to live independently and experience in delivering these to young people.
12. Experience in inspiring and encouraging other staff to support young people and families to achieve positive outcomes.
13. Able to initiate learning opportunities and disseminate information to colleagues to promote their development to upskill in supporting higher level needs cases.
14. Ability to work some unsociable hours including evenings and weekends.
15. Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:
16. 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)
17. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
18. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
19. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
20. A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
21. A range of staff benefits and discounts
22. An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer. For our Recruitment Journey,
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.