Waking Night Residential Family Worker - Coventry, United Kingdom - Dudley Lodge

Dudley Lodge
Dudley Lodge
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Coventry, United Kingdom

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Dudley Lodge Safeguarding Children Services

Dudley Lodge Family Assessment Centre - 143 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV3 6AT

Bonner House - 172 Sellywood Road, Bournville, Birmingham, B30 1TJ
**Saxon House

  • 96 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton, WV6 0BP**
    Job Description & Personal Specification

Job Title:
Waking Night Family Assessment Worker


Grade:
£ £14.87 per hour plus an additional £10.55 allowance for each night worked.


Shift Time 9:30pm - 7:30am (10 hours each night)


Location Coventry

Is the post exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act? Yes
Does the post require a DBS check?
Yes

**_Our Commitment Statement
- *
  • Our expectation of all staff is to demonstrate kindness, empathy, and fairness to all. _
  • Dudley Lodge strive to provide an inclusive working environment and experience, where employees can _
- bring their best, and authentic self to work. Where difference is recognised, respected, valued, and _
- celebrated. _

  • Our approach to inclusion and diversity is rooted in listening, learning and acting. This includes _
- conducting ongoing listening forums across the company, the implementation of Inclusion & Diversity _
- talking/support groups, workshops and training, good quality supervision, surveys and collaborative _
- working parties. All with the core aim to receive honest feedback, reflect and continuously strive to be _
- the best that we can be.**Purpose of Job

  • To work with families on a daytoday basis, observing and recording the parents' abilities to meet
the immediate safety and care needs of their children. This will be completed through daily
observations.

  • To ensure parents/carers prioritise the safety and welfare needs of their children
  • To create a supportive learning/relearning environment for parents and children
  • To provide childcare for children whilst their parents/carers attend Groups and Individual Sessions
  • To ensure the safety of children and families during the night
  • Follow procedures in place to ensure building is secure at night

_Job Description:
_

_Duties and Responsibilities _

  • To ensure the safety and welfare of children remains central to the assessment/intervention
process.


  • To take an active part in the assessment process regarding children and families - to observe,
supervise, record and assess family interaction, child behaviour, parental motivation and parental
ability to meet the needs of the child(ren).


  • To provide a service that values and respects the strengths, experiences and background of the
families.


  • To ensure that children and families are safe during the night. This involves following procedures in
place, as well as completing dynamic risk assessments which respond to situations which may arise.


  • To carry out regular patrols of the building (at least hourly) and provide supervision of families
during the night as the situation dictates.


  • As a night member of staff, you will need to work collaboratively with your colleagues on nights to
ensure that you plan for the shift ahead and support one another with the competing demands of
the Centre.


  • To take an active part within team meetings in reviewing and developing the practices and provision
within, and resources available to, the centre.


  • To use common sense and sensitivity in challenging and teaching parenting practices.
  • To provide structured feedback to parents during and at the end of each shift.
  • To plan and prioritise workload effectively within established timeframes and ensure that all written
recordings meet required deadlines.


  • To assist with childcare duties as required.
  • To liaise with managers, and source other agencies/resources as appropriate.
  • To work as part of a team to provide a culturally sensitive service for children and their families.
  • To promote and maintain equal opportunities and anti-oppressive practice within the work
environment.


  • To observe and implement Child Protection Procedures and the Centre's policies and procedures.
  • To participate fully in training and supervision, identifying training courses relevant to role and
personal development.


  • To be aware of health and safety responsibilities at work.
  • If you have observed a specific incident, to provide evidence in court, if required.
  • To undertake other duties as identified by the Centre & Deputy Managers, Team Case Managers or
Quality Audit Manager.


Title of post to which this job normally reports:
Team Case Manager


Supervision

Supervising Officer Job Title:

  • Team Case Manager

Number and type of staff to be supervised:
None.


Special Conditions:

Post holder is required to work shifts, including weekends and Bank Holidays at the Centre

All staff are expected to work in a flexible way to cope with the needs, demands and requirements of
the Centre

The Dudley Lodge Centre is based across three floors and the Bonner House Centre is based acros
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