Fair Ways, Southampton, England, United Kingdom
Overview
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Fair Ways is a leading children’s services charity based in the Solent, delivering Fostering, Education, Residential, Mental Health and Family services and cares for over 400 children, families, young people and vulnerable adults each year. Fair Ways is a great place to work. We are a team. We care about each other and are all committed to making a change to the lives of the young people and service users in our care.
Responsibilities
* Keeping vulnerable children and young people Safe – Contributing to the monitoring of good practice within the Contact Scheme, ensuring safe working practices within safeguarding procedures are followed.
* Working in an informed way using relevant supporting information – Work within the NACCC standards for the Contact Scheme and adhere to Fair Ways policies and procedures.
* Supporting positive engagement for our families – The role involves supervising/ supporting contact sessions to enable children to retain bonds with significant figures in their lives in a controlled environment.
* Ensuring an open platform for discussion – Involving parents and children (where appropriate) in decisions about their contact, in order to maximise their choices, giving due consideration to their wishes and feelings.
* Playing your PART within an amazing team – Being a reliable and conscientious team member. Contact sessions are often court-ordered and must be adhered to with stability and consistency being key factors to making them work.
* Evidencing your fantastic attention to detail and communication skills – The individual must be able to accurately record sessions and at the same time monitor the risks in the sessions and have the confidence to recognise and challenge unsafe parenting.
Work hours: 10 hours every weekend.
Qualifications
* Full driving licence and access to the use of a car.
* Enhanced Disclosure (DBS) required; the disclosure cost will be met by Fair Ways.
Desirable but Not Essential
Whilst we value the knowledge and understanding that experience and qualifications can bring, we also know that some of our best people have come to us from unrelated backgrounds. These people already held our core values at heart, and with the dedication of our in-house training and development team, we have supported the rest!
* We welcome applicants that hold or are willing to be supported to achieve a Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject.
Benefits
* Exciting Opportunities: Participate in free staff lotteries with prizes such as £1000 holiday vouchers, weekends away, luxury hampers, and vouchers.
* Work-Life Balance: Holiday Accrual Scheme and the option to purchase additional holidays (up to 5 days).
* Health and Support: Simply Health, Employee Assistance Scheme, and access to salary advances through Early Pay.
* Growth and Development: Education Grant funding for accreditation up to master’s level and leadership courses.
* Wellbeing: Team-building days, wellbeing initiatives, discounted gym memberships, and cycle-to-work scheme.
* Recognition and Rewards: Staff Awards, Long Service Awards, pension scheme, and Blue Light Card eligibility.
* Supportive Community: A diverse workforce that values inclusion and contribution.
* Note: Benefits may differ depending on contract type.
Become a part of our community – We can’t wait to meet you! If you’re passionate about making a difference and are ready to embark on an incredible journey, apply today and be part of something amazing at Fair Ways.
Job Details
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Other
* Industries: Non-profit Organizations
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