Waking Night Family Support Worker - Lowestoft, United Kingdom - Break Charity

Break Charity

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Lowestoft, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Waking Nights Family Support Worker

Salary - The starting salary will be
£ £10.59 per hour (£10,695 - £11,017 per annum) depending on qualifications.

The current full time salary scale for this post is
£20,321 - £20,933 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.

Hours - 20 hours per week

Location - Lowestoft, Suffolk

About Break:

Nobody chooses the family or circumstances they are born into. At Break we firmly believe that with the right care, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

We work across East Anglia with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care.

Whether you're interested in working in our residential homes and short breaks for children with disabilities, our pioneering Staying Close Staying Connected project or vital essentials like our family assessment centre and wraparound care offer, one thing is universal:

you'll be joining a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who want the very best for the young people they care for.

At Break we invest in the future of our staff just as we do for the young people in our services.

We strive to provide the highest quality of care, so whether you're just starting your career in children's social care or are already qualified, you'll be supported, recognised and rewarded for your essential part in our vital work.

About the Role:

You will be working in our Family Assessment Centre, supporting parents in developing and improving their parenting skills through teaching, encouragement and the facilitation of change whilst also ensuring children are safe.

At the end of the placement you'll be involved in the assessment and decision making process to see if they are able to return to live in the community.

The role is varied and you will be spending most of your time supporting parents at a very vulnerable time in their assessment.

You will be observing the parents care of their child, making notes and recording what you have seen on the families' daily records.

You may need to offer support with care tasks such as nappy changes, feeding babies or offering support, guidance and encouragement to parents.

You'll be an emotionally resilient person who thrives in a team environment and is flexible enough to adapt to the families you are supporting.

The ability to work a rota shift pattern is essential, as this post may include evening/weekend and will primarily require overnight working (waking nights).

In your role, you'll have access to the following benefits:

Free, career-enhancing qualifications
A "golden hello" scheme welcoming you to our services, with £250 paid to you one month after your start date and a second £250 at the six month mark.
A referral scheme offering the same two payments as the golden hello if you recommend a contact who goes on to be employed by Break.
A benefits platform enabling you to access discounts across a range of shops, venues and services.
A free counselling service to all our employees.
The opportunity to influence Break's strategy and direction through the Staff Consultation Forum.
Life assurance to the value of 3x your annual salary.
Enhanced sick pay.
Free flu jabs.

Full details of the role, including a job description and person specification can be found within the 'documents' section at the top of this page.

Closing Date:

Break operate services for vulnerable children and families and we need to ensure that we take steps to protect both them and our staff teams from the transmission of the Covid 19 virus. It is therefore a requirement for all staff unless they provide evidence of an appropriate medical exemption to be able to meet at least two of the following three requirements 1) Maintain a full vaccination status (including any recommend booster injections) 2) Undertake LFT / PCR or other approved Covid tests as required 3) Wear PPE including e.g. face masks when requested.

To comply with the Immigration Asylum & Nationality Act 2006 and additional amendments, and UK Visa's and Immigration (UKVI) requirements, all prospective employees will be asked to supply evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

We will ask to see and take a copy of an appropriate official document as set out in the UKVI guidelines.

Do not send anything now, further information will be sent to you should you be invited to interview.

Also known as:
Support Worker, Care, Children. Care Worker, Care Assistant, Children Support Worker, Youth Worker