Family Time Supervisor
| Posting date: | 14 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27,876 to £311,146 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 August 2024 |
| Location: | Northamptonshire, NN1 1ED |
| Company: | Northamptonshire Children's Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | Ref/77/5003 |
Summary
Do you have the skills and experience to engage and build positive trusting relationships with parents, children and young people to inspire them to make positive changes and improve life opportunities?
We have a great opportunity within our Family Time (supervised contact) Team, which supports children separated from their families allowing them to spend nurturing, fun and family-focused time together. This is a fixed term maternity cover for 12 months.
Our benefitsWe are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.
We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
- 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
- Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health protection.
- Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
- Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
- Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
- Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
- A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
- Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
- Subsidised town centre car parking scheme
You will be required to organise, supervise, record and assess child Family Time with the needs and safety of the child as the paramount concern.
You will work as part of a team, carrying out and developing the duties and responsibilities of this post, liaising with parents/carers and professionals to ensure that Family Time meets the changing needs of children and families that reside within Northamptonshire.
You will be required to work approximately one Saturday a month on a rota basis and be flexible to ensure the needs of children and families are met.
Your base location will be aligned to your home, and you will be expected to travel across and outside of Northamptonshire.
About youIdeally you should have some knowledge of the Children Act 1989 and of current social care practice and child protection procedures.
You have experience of working with children, or caring for children, within a statutory setting.
You are able to effectively engage with families and build relationships which will enable them to improve outcomes for children and their families.
You are ‘reflective’ and creative when working with vulnerable children and families.
You have excellent communication skills and apply attention to detail when it comes to maintaining records.
For more information about this role or to arrange an informal discussion please contact Susan.Gamble@nctrust.co.uk
When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education
About usNorthamptonshire Children’s Trust was established in November 2020 to deliver Children’s Services to the newly established North and West Northants County Councils. The Trust is wholly owned and funded but operationally independent from the Councils; this provides the organisation with unique opportunities to explore new ways of working and to be more agile and adaptable in its approach to service delivery. We are developing a culture that allows the very highest quality of professional practice to flourish and evolve, delivering at the cutting edge of new innovation.