Outreach Support Worker

1 week ago


Taunton, Somerset, United Kingdom Empower Family Group Full time

About Empower
We are a passionate and child focused company, striving to inspire and raise standards within the sector. Our mission is to empower care by working together and learning and leading.

About the Role

Earn from £12.50ph - £14.00ph - Pay dependant on hours worked.

You must be able to drive with a Full UK Driving Licence and access to a reliable vehicle. You will be required to have business insurance.
This exciting and flexible role involves working within Empowers highly regarded community outreach team covering Somerset, Devon and Bristol.

You will be supporting children, families and carers within the community and in times of crisis, supporting with daily routines, providing mentor support and helping young people and families to work through challenges faced.


By joining our bank, you can also choose to work and cover shifts in our other services and support our Foster Carers, too, allowing you to experience a variety of different support roles and times and locations you choose.


This role is exciting and varied, you may be helping a baby or family in hospital, conducting supervised contact or supporting a young person build their confidence.


If you have a flexible working pattern, want to earn while you learn, or simply help boost your income, then this is the perfect job for you to do that.

We need resilient and passionate individuals who are adaptable and team players. To do this role you need to be kind and compassionate, but also not afraid of a challenge.


To make sure our children, young people and families are well cared for and supported, it's important that you have worked with or have some experience of caring for children and or young people, before.

However, don't worry, we dont expect you to know everything, our team are friendly and supportive and will be with you every step of the way.


Our Bank roles are community-based roles, which means you'll need to travel around to spend time with children, young people and their carers - or visiting the office.

Therefore you will need to be able to drive and having access to a car, with business insurance.

(we pay your expenses to cover the use for any mileage you have incurred when working - so dont worry)
_This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e.

that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 & 2023).

_

_This post is only available to applicants aged 21 and above as permitted under the Equality Act 2010._

_We do not offer sponsorship._

Requirements:

What you need

  • You will need to be a caring, resilient, and adaptable team player.
  • It is important that you are a positive and motivated individual.
  • These are bank roles offered on a Casual Workers Agreement, for people who have a passion to make a difference. All training will be provided.
  • Previous experience within a support work role with children, young people & families would be advantageous, along with NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Residential Childcare qualification. However, this is not essential entry criteria for this role.
  • Driving license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.

Benefits:

  • Casual Dress Code
  • Company pension
  • Travel expenses
  • Training & Development opportunities


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