Job Introduction
Role Purpose
The Family Time Service has been set up to arrange and facilitate all supervised sessions for our children in care. The aim is to provide a safe space for children to spend time with their parents and wider family members, whether that is at the family resource centre or in a community setting. We have a dedicated team of experienced contact workers whose role it is to make sure the children are safe and enjoy time with their families.
Main Responsibilities - See Job Spec
To carry out supervised contacts at named venues or in the community. This is to include transporting children to and from contact where required.
To observe & record all sessions of work undertaken in a clear, precise, factual & timely manner and urgently report any concerns to the allocated social worker and the Contact Service.
To ensure all plans, reports, databases, case recordings, files and all other administrative tasks relevant to the service are maintained to a high professional standard in accordance with the Directorate's guidance and that communication with colleagues in other services/agencies is appropriate, current and accurate.
The Ideal Candidate - See Person Spec
Experience of working with children/young people & families. |
A non-judgmental and non-discriminatory approach at all times. |
Experience of dealing with difficult situations in a calm, supportive and caring manner. |
A sensitive approach to working with children and their families. |
Experience of working with children/young people with physical/learning disabilities. |
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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