Support Worker - Bognor Regis, United Kingdom - For Families

For Families

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Bognor Regis, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Day/Night Family Support Worker & Bank worker

Enhanced rates for Nights and Weekends

We are a small Residential Family Assessment Centre based in Bognor Regis on the south coast.

Our role is to support parents, usually with very young babies, to evidence their ability to safely parent their children.

Our families will have a range of needs such as, mental health issues, drug and alcohol addiction and learning needs.

We are looking for committed, hardworking and highly motivated individuals dedicated to ensuring the safe and wellbeing of families by supporting and enabling our residents to take control of their lives.

Working with people with complex needs, you will utilise elements of personalisation to improve engagement and promote positive outcomes and independence.

Key accountabilities and skills:

Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
Supporting safe and positive contact with family members/significant people
Completing daily reports, observations and recordings
Supporting Parents/carers with daily living skills, including, booking/attending appointments and community groups, bidding for housing, registering with doctors, completing official forms and responding to letters.
Supporting Parents/carers to with routines e.g. budget/shopping/organising
Supporting Parents/carers with social and physical activities
Supporting safe and positive contact with family members/significant people
Good communication skills
Excellent team working skills
A flexible and commonsense approach to problem solving

Qualifications:

An NVQ (or equivalent) in Health and Social Care, Childcare or People's Workforce Diploma at Level 3 or above, or a degree/diploma in Psychology, Health, Midwifery or Mental Health or similar.

Alternatively, you will have extensive experience working in a residential setting and be willing to work toward a Level 3 qualification in the first year of employment.

We actively encourage you to pursue your own personal development.

We value our staff and we are looking for a dedicated, supportive team who will invest in the success of For-Families.

In return, we will assist in helping you develop specific skills and provide you the opportunity to expand your knowledge and working practices within the care industry.

Job Types:
Full-time, Part-time

Salary:
From £12.50 per hour

Benefits: