Child Resource Worker Zero Hours When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order for your application to be reviewed. Role - Zero Hours Children's Resource Worker Hours - variable and inconsistent including evenings and weekends Salary - £12.77 per hour plus 15% Holiday Pay Location - Home-based with travel required across Bristol, Somerset, Bath & North East Somerset, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Swindon, Devon, Torbay, and Exeter TACT South West are recruiting Zero Hours Children's Resource Workers to work with unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking children/young people, and Neurodivergent children/young people across the South West regions. The ideal Children's Resource Worker will already have some experience in working with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children/young people, neurodivergent children/young people, and have worked with Parent-Child Arrangements. An understanding of therapeutic support for foster carers and children would be beneficial. There will be a range of opportunities for training and development for this role, as new workers join us on our organisation wide journey to become a fully trauma-informed organisation. As a Zero Hours worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here. Key duties and abilities for our Children's Resource Worker will include: Ability to work with unaccompanied asylum-seeking children/young people Ability to work with neurodivergent children/young people Supporting interventions and activities to ensure stable placement arrangements Ability to transport children and young people to events, appointments, and meetings (mileage reimbursed) Occasional participation in virtual and face to face events and occasional residential meet ups Ability to attend and assist with organising events and activities Understanding and maintaining knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures Use of IT for email and communication Willingness to work flexibly, according to deadlines and needs of the organisation Please see the Job Description and Information Pack for full details of the role. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role, which TACT will undertake on your behalf. Closing: Midnight on Sunday 9th March 2025 Interviews: Monday 17th March 2025 (via Microsoft teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserves the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment