Role: Support Worker/ Mentor - Casual Location: Various areas with a current need in North West area. Flexibility and a willingness to travel is essential for the role. Hourly Rate: Up to £15 per hour Hours: Casual, varied and flexible ABOUT US Polaris Children's Services are an established children's services provider that delivers innovative and outcomes-based services, offering real value and building brighter futures for children, young people and their families. Working across the UK the company provides intensive support to children and young people to step down from residential settings into fostering placements and to help stabilise existing fostering placements. Requirements Please note this is a community role, you will need to be willing to travel. We have a current need for working in the Chorley and Cheshire areas. Ability to work as part of a professional network (including foster carers, social workers, schools) to advocate for the child/young person's wishes and feelings Be willing to engage in learning and development to support your role as a Support Worker or Mentor Be within travelling distance of Chorley and or Cheshire to support community visits in the area Have a full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car Responsibilities To support children and young people before, during and after their transition to foster care in the most effective way, appropriate to their needs and understanding Act as a positive role model for the child/young person by sharing experiences & learning, empathising, validating feelings, and making connections To support children and young people to express their wishes and feelings, and feed this back into the network for consideration To have regular face to face contact with the child or young person. Ensuring the service delivered promotes equality, diversity and rights for all individuals associated with the service Delivering the service according to the required model as laid out by your manager. For an informal discussion about this position please contact Joycey Bammeke-Bailey on 07964 666 082 To be considered for this post, please apply and we'll be in touch. Polaris 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. No agencies please.