Children and Young Persons Outreach Support Worker - Family Action
Job Summary
Contract Type:
Fixed Term
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
17/05/2023
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 01/06/2023 09:00
Salary:
£20,579 - £23,268 FTE (£10,011.41 - £11,319.57 pro rata, per annum)
Job Category:
Social Care - Children Service
Employment Location:
Stockton-on-Tees
Further Information
Based in Stockton-on-Tees
18 hours per week (part-time)
Grade 2 (lower) point 11-15: £20,579 - £23,268 FTE (£10,011.41 - £11,319.57 pro rata, per
annum)
Fixed-term Contract: One Year
Are you passionate, motivated and enthusiastic about working within a dynamic team to support children and families? Do you understand the needs of children, young people and families? Are you aware of the risk factors and safeguarding concerns to children and vulnerable adults? Are you committed to providing a creative one-team approach within Stockton-On-Tees 0-19 offer? Do you want to make a difference and help us build stronger families and communities? If so, we would love to hear from you.
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
Your impact
This part time post will provide an integrated, child and young person focused, one team approach. Working creatively, to deliver family outreach support services to children, young people and families in need, across the Stockton-On-Tees locality. To plan, deliver and assess outcome focussed work with the aim of providing holistic, needs led support, in conjunction with the wider 0-19 service.
Your skills
You must have proven experience of ensuring children, young people and families receive
integrated, coordinated, multi-agency and solution focused support. You will need enthusiasm, a creative & flexible approach to your work alongside an ability to engage positively with a wide range of people and communities. A sound knowledge of child development and the assessment process is essential as is sharing our commitment to co-production. You will have experience of and the ability to act in the Lead Professional role and evidence the ability of working with children, young people and families, in an inclusive and accessible way.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
For an application pack and further information please visit:
www.family-action.org.uk/get-involved/work-us/current-vacancies/
Please email completed applications to: completed.application8@family-action.org.uk
Closing date: Thursday 1st June 2023 at 9:00 am
Interview date: 14TH June 2023 – Venue to be confirmed
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
ID: 823
Please note
This job is closed for applications.