Fostering Outreach Worker - Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire CC

Hertfordshire CC
Hertfordshire CC
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Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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About the team
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic practitioner to take on the role as a Fostering outreach worker.


The Fostering Service has a pool of outreach workers and the advertised Outreach worker roles, will have a specific responsibility for providing support to fostering families within a new Fostering initiative, called Intensive fostering.


The Intensive fostering scheme is due to launch in 2024 with the purpose of creating a hub of foster carers who will be closely supported to offer safe and nurturing fostering homes to children, as an alternative to residential care.


The foster carers and children will be closely supported by 1 Fostering senior practitioner, 1 Therapeutic parenting practitioner and 2 dedicated Fostering outreach workers.


As well as supporting the intensive fostering families, the outreach workers will be part of a larger Fostering outreach service that will be provide emergency outreach support to Fostering families across all Fostering teams when required.

The outreach workers will be offering support out of hours, including weekend support on a rota basis.


About the role:


  • This is a permanent post within HCC Children's Services and for the first three years the post will work in the way described in this advert. Following this three year period, it is possible that the post holder may be moved to a slightly different but similar role or team within Children's Services._


To undertake direct work with foster carers and children placed with them, using a range of therapeutic parenting interventions, organised through the ARC framework in collaboration with senior colleagues.

To contribute to assessments and care planning for children who have experienced significant developmental trauma.

To maintain records and provide information manually and electronically including LCS.


To be proactive in keeping own professional knowledge and skills up to date through supervision, training and other development opportunities.


About you Essential**:


  • You should hold relevant qualifications and experience working with children and families
  • An understanding of child protection policies and procedures as well as child development will be desirable. You will understand and support the purpose of Fostering and be willing and able to respond appropriately to challenging situations.
  • You will have excellent communication and listening skills being empathetic and insightful to the needs of traumatised children and adolescents. You will be calm, resilient, nurturing and emotionally aware with a passion for helping children affected by abuse and neglect to meet their potential through therapeutic care. You will be willing to learn and develop your skills and practice through training and additional study.
  • You will be able to function effectively in stressful situations and able to communicate with children, colleagues and professionals. Whilst being flexible and creative in achieving the responsibilities of this post you will deliver to high standards.
  • You will understand and demonstrate the need for confidentiality and data protection.


This is a new and reward post that will allow you to build positive relationships with children and young people and their foster carers and be part of a support hub.

There is opportunity for training in therapeutic parenting and being part of reflective supervisions.

How to apply

Additional information Disability Confident**
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.


Driving required

You'll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.


English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.


Job Reference:
HCC25633
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