Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.
12 week cover for a Fostering Support Worker
Qualifications Required:
* NNEB, BTEC in Nursery Nursing, NVQ 111 in Childcare and Education, NVQ 111 in Children and Young People, Health Social Care Level 111 Children and Young People.
Responsibilities:
* In-depth experience of working with children, young people and their families.
* Experience of working within a team setting.
* Liaising and working with outside agencies.
* Effective record keeping and report writing.
* Planning and delivering specific pieces of work to be undertaken with individual children and young people, parents/carers, and groups.
* Experience of using IT.
* Knowledge and understanding of equality, diversity, and community cohesion.
* Knowledge of childcare and other relevant legislation including the Fostering Regulations, National Minimum Standards, and Care Planning Regulations.
* Knowledge of childcare theory and practice.
* An ability to assess the needs of children, young people, and their parent/carers and to formulate and deliver appropriate packages of support.
* The ability to build positive relationships with children, young people, and their families.
* Ability to negotiate with and advocate on behalf of children, young people, and families.
* Ability to be flexible in their approach to working with children, young people, and families.
* Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form.
* Ability to work constructively with other agencies.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to use a range of techniques when working with children, young people, and families to meet specific needs.
* Ability to use their own initiative in challenging situations and to cope with a stressful and varied workload.
* Ability to work in an anti-discriminatory manner.
* Ability to plan, develop, and implement programmes of work.
* Ability to formulate accurate assessments of children, young people, and their families.
* Ability to organise own workload and prioritise.
* Ability to work on a rota system.
* Ability to make decisions and operate on personal initiative in emergency situations.
* An ability to take responsibility for learning and reflecting on practice and for making constructive use of opportunities for personal and professional development.
* Interpersonal skills.
* IT skills.
Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:
* Free ongoing training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.
* Competitive rates of pay.
* In-house payroll, providing weekly payments and support.
* Enhanced DBS completed.
* Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated, and friendly team.
* An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant.
* Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area.
If you would like to find out more information about this role, or the other opportunities Semester.co.uk has available, feel free to click the ‘Apply' button.
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