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Role: Family Time Facilitator (Supervised Contact)

Based: Stockton -on-Tees

Rate: £15 -umb

Start Date: April 2024

Duration: Temporary minimum 3-6 months

Hours: 3pm – 6pm Monday to Friday (negotiable – please call to discuss)

Our client, a specialist family support charity based in Stockton-on-Tees is looking to recruit a Family Time Facilitator (Supervised Contact)

Synopsis of duties:

To support the delivery of safe and effective supervised contact sessions.
To ensure you have an understanding of, and comply with, procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults, undertaking risk assessments before each session.
To assess the quality of parenting observed during the supervised contact and use this evidence to complete detailed and timely reports as required by the court or principal social worker.
To ensure that all supervised contact sessions are managed to ensure as positive experience for the children as possible.
To recognise any risks of harm and intervene appropriately to de-escalate the risks or bring in additional support as required to safeguard the children.
To keep records of your work, adhere to confidentiality, information sharing protocols and risk assessment processes.
To provide or facilitate transport to supervised contact sessions.
To contribute to the collection, recording and analysis of information required by commissioners, judiciary, principal social worker and Family Action and provide accurate reports as necessary.
To participate in personal supervision, funded training and appraisal processes to ensure your knowledge skills and practice is of a high standard.
To work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.
To demonstrate, at all times, values, which underpin our client’s mission of ‘building stronger families’ by:

a) people focused

b) Reflecting a ‘can do’ approach

c) Striving for excellence in everything we do

d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

Essential Requirements:

Educated to level three or above (or working towards) with a recognised professional qualification in health and social care, childhood studies, education or equivalent
The ability to work with families in conflict and the recognition of the importance of remaining impartial, objective and focused on the needs of the child/children at all times
Understanding of the needs of families / individuals, and of the impact of disadvantage and social exclusion and a commitment to and willingness to promote inclusion and equality of opportunity for all.
Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
Full UK driving license with own vehicle

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

Location: County Durham | Salary: 15 - 16 per hour | Job type: Contract | Posted: 21/03/2024