Community Support and Outreach Worker (Special Guardianship)
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 20 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Full time |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 June 2024 |
| Lleoliad: | Portsmouth, PO1 2AL |
| Cwmni: | Portsmouth City Council |
| Math o swydd: | Permanent |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 3618 |
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Salary: Band 7, £29,777 to £33,945 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week)
Closing date: Sunday 2 June 2024, 23:59
Interview date: Tuesday 11 June 2024
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.
Why come to live and work in Portsmouth?
Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services.
The Service:
Portsmouth City Council's Fostering Service works to give each child a stable and caring home when their parents are unable to look after them for some reason. As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference. Portsmouth have recently received their "Good" Ofsted rating which reflects the excellent work we do with Children and Families in the city.
Your New Role:
You'll offer support, advice, and guidance to Special Guardians, and contribute to their ongoing training. You'll manage a caseload, organise and facilitate support groups and training, produce reports, and act as an advocate in pursuit of the service users’ best interests. You'll engage with children and carers in Special Guardianship arrangements to assess need holistically and work with them to develop sustainable solutions that improve their functioning and achieve better outcomes for their children. If you are enthusiastic and passionate in making a real difference in children's lives supporting them to remain in the care of their family network, then we would like to hear from you.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You'll have a nationally recognised qualification such NVQ level 4 or other higher-level qualification or equivalent experience, as well as a sound understanding of legislation relating to children, fostering and safeguarding. You understand the models of therapeutic parenting which will enable you to support Special Guardianship carers, and can demonstrate knowledge of child development to support objective, family led planning. You have a positive and people-focused attitude, a flexible approach to service delivery, excellent communication skills and can converse in English with ease.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
- A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
- Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, and exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
- Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
- Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
- Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
Staff rewards: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/working-for-the-council/
Additional Information:
The full job profile is attached here.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Michelle Sanders, Interim Service Leader, Michelle.Sanders@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 437 857.
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours.
Application process:
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Please upload a detailed cover letter/statement as well as your CV.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
You may wish to attach an additional letter or document to supplement your application.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
We will be shortlisting as we go, and may close this advert early if we receive many good applications.
We look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.