We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Bromley to assist with the appointment of a Supervised Contact Worker on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £14.30 - £18.68 per hour

Summary:

As a Supervised Contact Worker, you will play a vital role in the Children's Services team by facilitating and monitoring contact between children in care and their birth families. Your primary focus is to ensure the safety and physical/emotional wellbeing of children during these visits. This role requires a high level of observation, as you will provide detailed, objective reports that contribute to the long-term planning for the child's future.

Responsibilities:

• Facilitate and supervise contact sessions between children, young people, and their families, ensuring that contact is a positive and safe experience.
• Maintain accurate, impartial, and highly detailed written records of every contact session, noting interactions, behaviors, and any concerns.
• When required, safely escort or transport children from their foster placements or schools to the contact venue and back.
• Ensure that contact venues (including the Royston base) are kept clean, safe, and stocked with appropriate play materials for children of various ages.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) in English and Maths. A Level 3 qualification in Childcare, Health and Social Care, or a related field is highly desirable.

Essentials:

• Proven experience working with children, young people, or families, ideally within a social care, education, or youth work setting.
• As this is a peripatetic role, the ability to travel across the borough efficiently is essential. Access to a vehicle and a clean UK driving license is preferred.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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