What's involved with this role: Temporary Support Worker - Field Services Reference no: Sheffield TCL 0008 ABFC / 1 Pay Rate: £10.92 per hour PAYE 37 Monday – Friday, 08:45 - 17:00 This opening assignment is for 4-5 months City: SHEFFIELD Pay rate negeotiable depending on experience Enhanced DBS disclosure required Assist Social Work staff within Fieldwork to improve and maintain the quality of the service provided to children and families, within the requirement of current legislation, regulations and guidance as applied by the City Council. Posts available in North and South fieldwork. Key Responsibilities: Work alongside Social Workers to provide advice and practical support to children and young people who are deemed “in need” under the Children Act 1989 or identified as in need of support. To provide support and advice to families and carers on how best to meet the needs of their children or young people. Assist with and co-work assessments with social workers and other agencies workers as appropriate. Participate in the development and implementation of plans for children who are looked after / CIN or CP in accordance with their assessed need. To monitor and contribute to the review of such plans in liaison with social workers and other agencies. Promote the educational, training, employment opportunities and social skills of young people and enable them to build these skills. Establish links within local communities to ensure that effective responses to children and young people’s needs are maximised. Assist young people in the development of a range of self- care and independent living skills. Promote the health of children and young people and enable access to the appropriate health care professionals. Maintaining up to date records of cases using management information systems. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Qualifications: English and Maths GCSE (A-C) (9-4) grade or equivalent certificate Minimum NVQ/QCF level 2 in care in a children and families setting or certificate Knowledge: Good knowledge of leading research as to how children and young people develop and can identify risks to that development Knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and subsequent amendments. Knowledge of safeguarding Knows and understands when information can be shared and with whom Knows what constitutes a transition and how and when to intervene; can provide information sessions for colleagues on this Demonstrates understanding and provides support for the complexity of relationships associated with some children and young people Understands the child/young person’s position in a family and the importance of parental engagement Experience: Experience of working with children, young people and families at times of change in their lives and responding appropriately Experience of working well in a multi-agency setting Experience of working to information sharing protocols and procedures Skills & Abilities: Good communication skills – verbal and written Excellent observation and record keeping skills and actively contributes to decisions based on research and experience Skilled at resolving conflicts that can occur in multi-agency working and seeking best outcomes for children and young people and their families Ability to make a basic assessment of need and risk Ability to positively engage children and young people in making their own decisions Ability to relate to children and young people Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary setting Ability to assess information and risk and sharing this appropriately with others to improve outcomes for children, young people and families ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please