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Participation Officer - Part Time - 25 Hours Per Week
Salary: £14,782 per Annum (with the full time equivalent being £20694.80 per annum)
Benefits: 30 days' Annual Leave, rising to 35 day's with length of service, + Bank Holidays, Life Assurance, Employee Discount Scheme & Medical Cash Plan
Location: Office Based (Blackburn or Oldham) with flexibility to work from home - Covering the West Midlands and the North West Region.
About Us
We're a high-quality fostering organisation, recognised as 'Outstanding' by OFSTED, and one of the UK's only independent fostering agencies specialising in cultural and faith-based fostering placements.
Our focus is on helping children and young people with specific religious or cultural needs find foster parents who share their values and identity and can provide a safe and loving home.
Role Responsibilities
* Promote initiatives and engage our young people in year 10 and above to undertake the many life skill opportunities on offer to them
* Provide Direct 1-1 support for children and young people
* Arranging activities, days out and workshops for our children and birth children
* Forge close and productive working relationships with colleagues, Foster Parents, external professionals and multi-agency networks
* Attendance at meetings with professionals from Education, Health and Social Services sectors to support our Children and Young People's care plans
* Maintain clear records
* Be aware of, and take responsibility for staying up to date with professional practice standards, legislation and company policy including confidentiality, GDPR, safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion
* Support ACS staff with placements/education inputting key data information.
About You
* A passion for and experience of supporting children and young people to reach their full potential
* An understanding of the challenges faced by the children and young people in our care
* Ability to work and travel across the West Midlands and other regions
* Desire to implement and drive new ideas and initiatives that will support and compliment the services that we offer
* Have professional childcare experience, preferably with Fostering or Fostering sector experience or the ability to demonstrate Fostering knowledge and interest
* Ideally possess a relevant qualification or evidence of formal training in childcare, childhood studies, education, social work, youth work, community work and/or psychology
* Can demonstrate previous experience of building strong rapports with adults and children with an array of different needs and expectations
* Able to remain calm when under pressure and when dealing with difficult or confrontational behaviour
* Intermediate IT skills to include Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint) and databases
* Have a full driving licence
Active Care Solutions is an equal opportunities employer and has been awarded the disability confident employer by the jobcentre plus. The successful applicant will be subject to a DBS check at enhanced level if successful for the position.
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