Job profile

Reference: R0002922                   

Directorate: Children’s Services                         

Service Area: Children’s Care

Salary: £26,845 - £28,371 (plus 4,500 sleep payment per annum if you do 4 sleeps in a 4 week period)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Contractual Status: Permanent

We are looking for someone who is passionate, creative, caring and flexible to join our experienced team who are supportive and flexible to work with young people in Middlesbrough who need support within our Futures for Families residential hub and children who still live at home.

Futures for Families can offer lots of support, training and development opportunities within this multi-agency service. Through clinical supervision bespoke training an accredited training.

At Middlesbrough Council we want to support families and keep young people in their communities, we want to keep homes safe and most of all enable children to have a future that is not limited by circumstance.

Whatever your background, if you are tenacious, devoted, caring, resilient and if you want to be challenged, and are simply compelled to help others then we want to hear from you today!

Background

The Futures for Families team work with those complex young people who need close consistent support and will provide a rapid response to children and families in crisis, enabling them to address and overcome the difficulties that have led to the family being at risk of breakdown, and prevent further escalation.

Working as a senior Residential & EOC Worker you will need to have relevant experience and a professional approach to carrying out all aspects of this role.

Applicants must:

• Have the desire to work towards NVQ/Diploma Level 4 Residential Childcare qualification if not already achieved
• Have a level 3 qualification in residential child care or a qualification the manager deems equivalent.
• Have the ability to deal with challenging situations
• Be enthusiastic and motivated to support young people and families on the edge of care within the community and residential setting
• A willingness to gain understanding of child development
• A positive attitude when working with young people
• An open mind to new ways of working and a drive to embrace and support change.

The service is a 24/7 365 days a year service and you will also need to be able to work unsocial hours i.e. early mornings, weekend’s sleep-ins, night shift as well as school holidays, evenings and Bank holidays. Additional allowances will be paid for sleeping in (£81 per sleep in plus 9% you will work minimum 4 in a month) these sleeps will also be paid if you are on holiday or are off sick. Sunday working which is paid at time and a half. Workers normally work one weekend on and one weekend off.

By been employee of Middlesbrough council you will have access to local authority pension and NHS fleet solutions as well as access to obtaining a blue light card. 

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Closing date: Monday 13th March 2023 by 12 midnight.

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