Sandwell, West Midlands
Circa £17,600 per annum pro rata
FTC until March 2021 working Full Time, 37 hours per week
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
We now have a fantastic opportunity to join Burnt Tree Children's Centre as a Children Services Worker supporting the West Bromwich/Wednesbury area. The role will see you setting up information hubs in community venues, engaging service users and recruiting/supporting volunteers to run a range of sessions aimed at disadvantaged families, children and young adults. Working hours can be negotiated during interview stage, however successful applicants must be able to accommodate at least one late finish per week.
The role is focused on working across 4 towns (Wednesbury, West Bromwich, Smethwick and Oldbury). The main aim for this role is to improve Child and Family life outcomes.
You will make a difference by:
- Being alert to child protection and safeguarding issues and inform appropriate line managers of concerns in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Attending multi agency meetings.
- Identifying and recruiting volunteers and being responsible for supporting them with community sessions such as "Stay and Play".
- Supporting service users with a range of issues such as employability, personal development, baby clinics as well as accessing information and resources available in the wider community.
- Building and maintaining rapport with Service Users and other care professionals to improve the quality of services we offer.
You will need:
- Level 3 NVQ in Early years, Children and Young People or Social Care.
- Previous experience working with Families with Children.
- Previous advocacy experience would be desirable.
- A positive and approachable manner.
- Flexibility and willingness to go the extra mile in providing support to Service Users in all 5 bases.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good IT skills.
- To be able to be competent and focused in delivering a range of group sessions.
The way we work
We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team.
Rewards
We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal.
For safe and happy childhoods
At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK.
We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice.
Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce.
