Child and Family Support Worker - Portsmouth - ref. p42886619
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (37 hours per week), exact times can be discussed at interview
Closing date: Sunday 27 October 2024, 23:59
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.
Your New Role:
You will work in Adopt South's team supporting adoptive children and their families. You will be working closely with external therapy providers to support adoptive families access to therapeutic support through the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund.You will ensure the child’s voice and views are heard throughout. You will build positive rapport with adopters, families and professional, ensuring that services meet the identified need. You will work flexibly, including evening and weekends.
You will play a role in the delivery of our regular webinars, training sessions and workshops, record communications, process safeguarding checks and take appropriate action to safeguard children and adults.
Please read the job profile for the full details of this role.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have a high level of computer and literacy skills, and can present information both verbally and in writing. You have good report writing, record keeping and organisation skills. You can communicate with a wide range of people, and can work sensitively and in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner.You can work flexibly and have experience of dealing effectively with difficult inter-personal situations. Preferably you have a Level 3 qualification.
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.
- 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:
Charlotte Cook, Team Manager Adopt South, charlotte.cook@hants.gov.uk, 0370 779 48067
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:
How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/
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.
Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' section of the full 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.
If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
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.
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 look forward to speaking with you soon.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.