Childrens Services Worker

Role:Childrens Services Worker

Salary:13.73 an hour (inc. Inner London allowance)

Contract/Hours:Casual (You will be required to work a Minimum of 2 Saturdays a month and 3 days a week during the school holidays).

With a casual post as a Childrens Services Worker there is flexibility to choose when you work around your study family retirement or home life!

Location:Camden & Islington London

Benefits:

• Paid annual leave.
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training and development opportunities.
• Pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing support
• Employee discount portal with all your favourite brands
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15000 discounts from national retailers.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help.

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family youll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year we helped more than 688000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. Its the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that when we work together we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable childrens lives.

A bit about the role

Action for Children Short break services in Islington and Camden support disabled young people in their own homes or in their local community. We support children to make and meet friends connect with their communities and enjoy new opportunities and experiences. We encourage children to be ambitious about what they want to do and work with them to make their wishes a reality. The approach is about being inclusive flexible and above all fun.

As a Childrens Services Worker you will be responsible for providing support to children young people and families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions with appropriate direction which enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved in accordance with organisational policies procedures and regulatory requirements.

We are seeking experienced and enthusiastic casual Children Services Workers to join our established and dedicated team at Islington Childrens Centre. If this sounds of interest please read on for more information!

How youll help to create brighter futures

• Providing direct family support in the early help service through a blend of digital or face to face contact.
• Managing a case load record effectively deliver an intervention refer and Support families onto other services as required.
• Contributing to and attending family meetings.
• Support children and their families in different environments
• Support children and their families to thrive by delivering different techniques and methods.
• Tracking childrens learning and development and communicate with their parents and carers.

Lets talk about you.

• NVQ Level 2 in Childcare or Equivalent.
• Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual
• Experience with child development and planning for individual childs needs.
• Understand how to engage with young people and their parents/carers.
• Good understanding of safeguarding.
• Passion and motivation to support children and families to grow effectively communicate and develop together.

Good to know.

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details CV Supporting Statement & Information Equality & Diversity Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. Wed love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if youd rather we didnt.

Contact:Sarah Manderfield or email us atquoting reference 11393

Diversity equality and inclusion

At Action for Children were dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace.

Weactivelyencourageapplications from Black Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Dont meet every single requirement

If youre excited about this role but your experience doesnt align perfectly with the job description wed love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role or another role within the Action for Children family.

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Job Description

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Action for Children - Driven by Love

Make a Difference - A Career in Residential Services