Kent Supported Homes Training and Recruitment - Ashford, United Kingdom - Kent County Council

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Kent Supported Homes Recruitment and Training Officer

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We are pleased to announce that an exciting opportunity has become available to be part of the new Fostering and Supported Homes Development Team, following the transfer of Supported Homes Hosts to Kent's Fostering Service and Care Leavers Service in February 2021.


The role is a full time position within the Fostering Service, working alongside the Team Manager, part time Supported Homes Officer, the Co-ordinators for Fostering and Supported Homes Recruitment and Training, and the Initial Enquiries Advisors.


Kent Fostering has a clear vision for the increased recruitment of Foster Carers and Supported Homes Hosts from the local community, so you will be highly motivated and passionate with sound interpersonal skills, in order to attract, advise and support prospective Hosts to our service.


Experience in undertaking high quality, analytical assessments with adults and children, a discerning approach to your work and understanding of safeguarding is vital, as a large proportion of your time will be spent undertaking initial visits to prospective hosts and completing assessments of their capacity to support our vulnerable young people.


You will also be required to co-deliver the pre-panel training to prospective hosts, so experience of providing training or running groups is desirable.

Alongside this, you will be required to prepare and present assessments of prospective hosts to Fostering Panel.

Therefore, you will need to show that you are disciplined, highly organised and able to work to tight deadlines, with good presentation skills and a confident and articulate style.


A broad knowledge of processes, systems, law and regulation that impact young people, including looked after children is necessary for the role.


The role offers some flexibility to meet both the demands of the service and support staff to achieve a good work/life balance, so an adaptable approach and the ability to travel in a timely and effective manner is required.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position.

The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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