Job role: Residential Family Centre Support Worker
Job description
Job Title: Social Worker
Hours: Full-time or part-time (minimum of 3 days per week)
Salary: £38,000 - £46,500 pa FTE plus £1,500 Attraction and Retention award FTE and bonus scheme
Ideal candidate: A qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Children’s Services, including experience of undertaking parenting assessments and attending court.
Critical requirements:
1. Over 18 years of age
2. Eligible to work in the UK
3. Obtained an undergraduate or master’s degree in social work in England or Wales
4. Not looking for sponsorship
Benefits:
1. Attraction and retention award of £1,500 after 12 months of employment
2. Annual performance award bonus scheme
3. Company sick pay scheme
4. Enhanced maternity, paternity and compassionate leave pay
5. Eligibility for contributory pension scheme
6. Life assurance cover from first day of employment
7. Private medical insurance
8. 28-33 days annual leave entitlement plus 8 bank holidays FTE
9. Ability to buy/sell some annual leave entitlement
10. In-depth induction
11. Training and Development budget of £2,000 for role-specific training including CUBAS, in first two years of employment
12. Initial enhanced DBS certificate paid for and reimbursement for annual DBS update service fee
13. Reimbursement for SCW registration fee
14. Hybrid working
15. Time off in lieu (TOIL)
16. On-call disruption allowance
17. Free onsite parking
18. Free hot and cold beverages
19. Eligibility for Blue Light card
20. Discounted gym membership
About Ty Seren: Ty Seren is a Residential Family Centre based in Bridgend, South Wales, supporting up to 11 families at any one time, where there are concerns in respect of a parent’s ability to care for their child. Placements are typically for 14 weeks and include a programme of teaching and assessment.
Job Description: Our Social Worker role involves completing CUBAS Parenting Assessments & supporting the Parenting Programme as a member of our internal Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). With a small caseload of no more than 5 families who are residents in the centre, families are parent/s with babies from birth to two years old.
Core responsibilities/tasks:
1. Promote the Service’s mission, objectives, vision and values, both internally and externally, and comply with all policies and procedures, guidance, code of professional practice, contractual requirements and relevant legislation.
2. Lead on any safeguarding issues arising in the centre regarding children or adults at risk, ensuring Ty Seren practice is in line with national, local and service-specific safeguarding procedures.
3. Be an allocated point of contact for allocated families, liaising with the local authority and involved professionals routinely throughout placement as well as PfP’s internal Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) to ensure effective coordination and delivery of our support.
4. Review family progress each week and oversee completion of the Weekly Update Report.
5. Assess each family and produce individual risk assessments and personal plans for support team members to follow.
6. Maintain an overview of families, providing timely advice, guidance and support to team members to safely support the families in line with their assessed needs and enhance their parenting.
7. Undertake timely parenting assessments and midpoint reports of each family (including any relevant non-resident parent and/or child) in line with instructions from the local authority.
8. Support parents to meet their children’s developing needs, considering all aspects of parenting and independent living skills, including delivering workshops.
Essential person specifications and core requirements:
1. Ability to work openly and co-operatively with colleagues and make a positive contribution to the team.
2. Experience of supporting individuals to reach their goals.
3. Ability to be entirely non-judgemental and support families of all cultures and backgrounds; respecting diversity and individual differences.
4. Ability to understand the impact of trauma on individuals using the service and work in a manner that is sensitive and supportive.
5. Previous experience, knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and risk management practices plus knowledge of child development.
6. Ability to build relationships with families, with empathy and support, ensuring professional boundaries are maintained.
7. Ability to read behaviour, understand triggers and adopt strategies to de-escalate challenging situations.
8. Registration with Social Care Wales and understanding of the Social Care Wales Codes of Professional Practice.
9. Experience of undertaking parenting assessments.
10. Ability to work flexibly (including days, nights and weekends) to participate in on-call rota with other members of the MDT.
Desirable core requirements:
1. CUBAS trained.
2. Experience of managing cases in care proceedings.
3. Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh.
Closing Date: 5th December 2024
We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough quality applications are received.
For an informal discussion about this role: please contact Lauren Lincez, Service Director on 07891 343281 or our Recruitment line on 01656 335555.
Alternatively, you can request a job pack by showing an interest in this advertisement or contacting recruitment@pfp.org.uk.
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