Edge of Care Community Hub Worker - various posts
Job Summary
Contract Type:
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Working Pattern:
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Advert Start Date:
24/01/2020
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 06/02/2020 23:59
Salary:
£22,911 - £26,317 Grade 7
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
The post is based at Nettlesworth, however you may be required to work at any DCC council office.
Further Information
Children and Young Peoples Services
Children’s Social Care – Support Solutions Service
Vacancy Reference No: CYPS/20/12A
Post title: Edge of Care Community Hub Worker – various part time, full time, permanent and temporary posts available
Salary: £22,911 - £26,317 Grade 7
Job Location: The post is based at Nettlesworth, however you may be required to work at any DCC council office.
This role includes supporting families with multiple and complex needs, using a variety of approaches to assist in rebuilding relationships.
The team offer a range of restorative interventions to encourage family decision making and responsibility for their children and young people by negotiating and discussing support within their family network to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people.
This is a seven day service (not including Bank Holidays) and staff undertake some evening and weekend work to provide this.
Staff receive a wide range of training to develop their role in supporting families.
The service is countywide and based at Nettlesworth alongside the Emergency Duty Team.
Edge of Care Community Hub Workers offer flexible support to existing placements in the community in order to prevent the admission of children into local authority care. They provide rapid response and intensive interventions to families where children are on the edge and edging towards care.
Staff offer support and care to young people looked after within the out of hours residential establishment in accordance with the policies and procedures of Durham County Council. This will include providing services to young people and families when required which includes evenings and weekends.
Mediation and a range of restorative interventions is offered to families within their family network to ensure the safeguarding of children.
Required qualifications: Level 3 Health & Social Care or equivalent.
The successful applicant for this post will be required to apply for a Disclosure & Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
For further information regarding this post please contact Sheila Purvis on 03000 262300 or email Sheila.Purvis2@durham.gov.uk or Lucy Armstrong on 03000 262344 or email Lucy.Armstrong@durham.gov.uk.
The selection process will consist of a briefing session and written exercise. If you are successful following this, you will be invited to attend an interview on a separate day. This process is expected to start week commencing 17th February 2020.
Apply on-line or for further assistance contact the Payroll & Employee Services Team on Telephone: 03000 267247 (24hr answerphone). Email: PESCYPS@durham.gov.uk
In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CV’s. Any information provided on CV’s will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered with North East Jobs, including your invite to interview if you are short-listed. Please check your email after the closing date for notification from ‘DONOTREPLY@NORTHEASTJOBS.ORG.UK’ as you will not be notified by any other means.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.