Family Support Worker - Chessington, United Kingdom - Achieving for Children

Achieving for Children

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Chessington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.

To find out more about us

We are responsible for the entire range of children's education, health and social care services in all three boroughs.

We use a Signs of Safety practice model and approach which ensures the voice of the child is at the heart of everything we do.

There's never been a better time to join AfC, we are growing our workforce, implementing new flexible working arrangements and have increased our virtual wellbeing offer.

We are currently recruiting for a Family Support Worker within our Children with Disabilities Team.

The Family support worker will be supporting children and young people who have significant and profound disabilities and their families.

This will be in a range of manners, including (but not limited to) short breaks support, liaising with social work and health colleagues on care plans and ensuring the needs of children and young people are being met at home and in the community.

This is a 3 month contract which has potential to be extended each 3 months depending on service need. Salary advertised will be calculated pro-rata.
About the role

The family support worker will be allocated children with a wide variety of disabilities who are accessing a package of support which has been assessed as suitable for their current needs.

It is expected that these packages and the needs of each child and young person will be regularly reviewed in order to ensure what they receive continues to meet their and their families needs.

The worker will drive progress for the child within their plan; liaise with the professional network and coordinate and chair meetings such as Team around the Child meetings and participate in other relevant forums such as Education and Health meetings where required.

About you

We need a worker to join the team who has a passion for working with children and young people and has some experience ideally of working with individuals who have profound disabilities.

We need somebody who is able to get on level with children who communicate in a variety of manners and liaise with their parents and carers in an appropriate manner.

This will include the following experiences;

Experience of working with and supporting children and young people with a range of disabilities in a family support capacity or a role with transferable skills.
Experience of undertaking assessments with children and young people with their families and personcentred needs planning for children and young people ,whilst understanding the impact that the disabilities may have on their lives.
Confidence in chairing meetings, progressing plans and taking a lead in advocating for children
Experience in understanding what is meant by 'safeguarding children' and the ability to recognise risk factors and consult with managers where appropriate.
Ability to maintain record keeping accurately and write reports to a high quality standard.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working.

In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
Stable and supportive leadership
Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
Flexible working options helping to keep a good work life balance
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
A range of staff benefits and discounts
An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children

Important Information

Right to work:
The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Safeguarding:
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).