Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Circa £17,000
37Hours -Permanent Full-Time
Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role
The Vale Contact Centre provides supervised contact for children and their families. The children are placed with the local authority while there are on-going court proceedings.
You will organise rooms and equipment for contact and support Contact Supervisors.
Although the main base is at LDS House Barry, there may be times when you are out in the community at various venues throughout the Vale of Glamorgan.
You will make a difference by:
- Organising rooms and equipment to ensure venue is prepared for contact sessions.
- Supervising children and parents in a safe and friendly environment, to cover for Contact Supervisors when on holidays.
- Recording accurate information.
- Possessing the ability to identify any safeguarding issues and seeking out appropriate advice.
- Communicating effectively with families going through a traumatic period in their lives.
- Communicating with other professionals.
- Transporting children as and when required.
- Being a part of the Contact team helping the service develop.
You will need:
- Willingness to work towards NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.
- Experience working with children and or parents/families.
- The ability to communicate with others.
- A driving licence and access to a car. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act.
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. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here.
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. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here.
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.
For more information, please contact Machaela Huggins on 07776 659 803 or email
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.
