Job Introduction
Supported Lodgings Worker - 12-month fixed term post
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Supported Lodgings Worker to join BCP Fostering and Supported Lodgings Service. This is full time, 12-month fixed term post. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a service dedicated to improvement, and we are looking for a child-focused Supported Lodgings worker to join us on this journey.
In this role, you will assess and support Supported Lodgings Hosts, playing a vital role in ensuring high-quality homes. You will also contribute to the recruitment of Supported Lodgings Hosts, actively participating in an ongoing recruitment campaign, responding to initial enquiries, conducting initial visits, and co-hosting information sessions.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has experience of working alongside care experienced young people & carers
- Has an understanding of the challenges and barriers young people can face.
- Has experience of working in a fast-paced team and is confident in multi-tasking and prioritising
- Has excellent interpersonal skills and is committed to working in collaboration with colleagues and partners across children’s services,
- Is innovative and solution focussed to ensure the best possible outcomes for carers and young people.
If you are passionate about improving the lives and opportunities of children and young people and are committed to ensuring their needs are always at the forefront of your work, we would love to hear from you.
To discuss this opportunity further please contact Sam Hurst on 01202 817400 or sam.hurst@bcpcouncil.gov.uk in the first instance.
Or Rubina Payne on 01202 817400 or rubina.payne@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
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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