Contact Supervision and Short Respite Support Worker Role
Location: Preston
Salary: £15-£18 dependent upon shift length
Hours: Varying shift length (1 to 4 hours).
About the Role:
The role entails contact supervision or providing short respite services. For the supervision aspect, this involves supervising contact between children and their extended family network where this supervision is deemed essential by the courts to protect the child from suffering ongoing substantial harm or risks. You will provide formal written evidential reports to guardians, social workers, managers, and the courts to inform decision-making on the individual child's future care arrangements. To ensure that children are protected during supervised contact sessions, you will intervene where required and facilitate contacts that safeguard the child from inappropriate behaviour.
In terms of respite, this will involve taking the child out into the community or providing respite within the home environment to allow carers a break from day-to-day care. This will involve supporting the young person in an activity and ensuring their basic needs are being met.
Vacancy Criteria:
1. Driving preferred with business insurance, but not essential.
2. Child and Adult DBS - on the update service (preferred but not essential as this can be completed with us).
3. Previous experience in a similar role.
4. NVQ Level 3 in childcare or equivalent (desirable but not essential).
5. References covering the last 3 years.
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