The Role

Are you passionate about ensuring that safety and wellbeing of children and their families?

Do you want to provide support for vulnerable children and their families?

Would you like to spend every day at work knowing that you have made a difference in the lives of children in Wandsworth?

If yes, we have the perfect role for you!

Our Children’s Service are looking to recruit a part time (18 hours per week) permanent Residential shift worker to join our Falcon Grove Family Centre team and play a central role in achieving positive outcomes for children!

What does the team do?

Falcon Grove Family Centre aims to provide a safe and supportive environment for children and their parents who are undergoing a parenting assessment. We want to enable parents to understand the challenges they face in order for them to make the necessary changes to parent their children safely.  We aim to work collaboratively with families and professionals to ensure the best possible outcome for the children we are working with.

Falcon Grove Family Centre is a residential setting where families live for approximately 3 months whilst undertaking an in-depth parenting assessment with our service. Our assessments are usually done as part of court proceedings (or pre-proceedings) and are carried out by our team of assessment workers and social workers. We provide a variety of interventions and assessment techniques in order to fully understand the needs of our families.

What will your role be?

The Residential Shift worker role is a part time one, that requires you to cover the overnight management of the building and families who are staying here. You work on average 18 hours per week (this is part of a pre-planned 6 week rolling rota that requires between 2&3 sleep-in shifts per week). You would be responsible for locking up the building and providing any support necessary to families in case of any emergencies overnight. You would carry out observations with families alongside the support of the Family Assessment Workers.

To be shortlisted for interview for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Experience of working with vulnerable children and families
• Excellent written English skills
• An ability to manage emergencies
• Experience and willingness to work autonomously
• Have good risk assessment skills

How to apply?

To be considered for interview your CV and supporting statement must address the requirements listed in attached Job Profile and Person Specification located at the bottom of the advert.

Contact details

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Stephanie Mrozinski on 0208 871 0836

Benefits

In return, we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance.  These include part-time working, annualised hours, term time only; and a generous holiday allowance of 31 days plus bank holidays. 

In addition, we offer a range of staff benefits such as membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, childcare vouchers, new technology scheme, interest-free loans on annual travel cards, discounts at many leisure activities, restaurants, shops and other establishments. A wide range of developmental opportunities is also offered.

Indicative Recruitment Timeline

Closing Date:  11:59pm on Sunday 1^st December 2019

Shortlisting Date: Week commencing 2^nd December 2019

Interview Date: Week commencing 9^th December 2019

Useful Information:

Please note that these dates are only indicative at this stage and could be subject to change.

The closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Equality Statement

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Important Information

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. It replaces the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA).

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