Experienced Agency Family Practitoner

4 months ago

Trafford, United Kingdom Accolade Families Full time

**Job Title**: Agency Family Practitioner

**Location**:North West
- Accolade Family Support Agency

Currently shifts available in Trafford, Warrington

**Service**: Mother and Baby Support

**Responsible to**:

- Senior Support worker and Operational Lead

**Responsible for**:

- Observation of interactions between Mum and Baby, enhancing parenting skills.

**Terms and Conditions**
- Variable contract lengths
- £15 per hour, double time for bank holidays and Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day
- This position requires an enhanced DBS check or consent to check update service.

**Service Description**

**Job Purpose**
- To be an appropriate role model to families at the centre and to provide support, advice, and assistance in the basic care of babies and children. To contribute to the process of family assessment as directed by the family assessment plan and work with the current strategies related to each family’s case.

**General Duties**
- To work collaboratively with families at the centre, supporting them with their individual needs as outlined in their family placement plan.
- To be a consistent role model to families when supporting the care, development, and nurturing of their children during the assessment process.
- To help families participate in the assessment process and encourage them to take part in the classes and activities as required.
- Promote participation and help families to become involved in local community activities relevant to the care and nurture of their children.
- Contribute toward the parenting assessment alongside colleagues and social workers.
- Promote well-being in the centre by ensuring the environment is free from bullying and prejudice and is a fair place to live.
- Involve families and children (where appropriate) in decisions about their assessment and in the plans that are made for them during the process.
- Work co-operatively and pro-actively as part of a team supporting colleagues and the manager.

**Specific Duties**
- Provide advice and support to families in the centre in line with their placement plans, organisational policies, and good practice requirements.
- Ensure children and families in the centre are safe and protected from harm.
- Establish a nurturing relationship with families to help them progress through the assessment.
- Help families build positive relationships by ensuring the environment is free from bullying and prejudice and is a safe and fair place to live.
- Help families resolve conflicts and manage their behaviour safely and acceptably, and ensure that unacceptable behaviour is challenged and addressed.
- Support families to participate in the local community, participating in activities and helping them make plans for their future.
- Ensure the home’s records are completed to a high standard before the end of each shift and provide written reports for care managers, look after reviews and care planning meetings.
- Attend shifts as required by the staff rota and take part in the on-call rota and the sleep-in rota.
- Undertake training as the organisation requires and take responsibility for continuing professional development.
- Attend and contribute to regular supervision meetings and complete actions from the annual appraisal.
- Work and contribute pro-actively to the team and report any concerns about unacceptable staff conduct or standards to your line manager.
- Adhere to all health and safety and workplace policies.

**Qualifications and Education**
- Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare or be willing to work towards it.

**Experience**
- Experience working with children and families is preferred but not essential.

**Skill and Abilities**
- Willingness to work with families and children from a diverse range of backgrounds
- Willingness to contribute to robust, fair and evidence-based family assessment
- Ability to drive own or company vehicles
- Able to deal with challenging behaviour
- Able to support families with complex needs
- Able to be assertive and confident
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Awareness of confidentiality and data protection
- Awareness of child protection and safeguarding
- Ability to work in a team

**Equality and Diversity**

**Job Types**: Freelance, Zero hours contract

Pay: £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events

Licence/Certification:

- DBS Certificate (required)
- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Family Support Worker

**Job Types**: Freelance, Zero hours contract

Pay: £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: No more than 20 per week

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- Referral programme

Application question(s):

- Are you on the DBS Update System?

**Experience**:

- Family Support: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Experienced Agency Famil

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