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* Hours: Full time (36 hours) / Part time (Up to 24 hours) / Bank Staff (0 Hours)
* 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 Social Workers 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
Scheduled Shifts Will Consist Of The Following
* 12-hour shifts
* 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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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Other
* Industries
Individual and Family Services
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