Fostering Support Worker

2 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom Five Rivers Child Care Ltd Full time

We are looking for a Fostering Support Worker to join our team covering the Bristol and Gloucester offices. Being a Fostering Support Worker is an exciting and important role involving a range of tasks working directly with children and young people, Foster Carers, and other professionals to ensure quality outcomes for children/young people. You will be working with an experienced team and in a culture where children are valued, respected, listened to and involved in as many decisions as possible.

You will be involved in participation events with our children, where you will be coordinating group work and activities in a skilled, focused way as part of our agreed programme, supporting the hybrid working team in preparing the children and young people for their foster care placements, being a large part of recruitment, supporting our children with transport. You must be able to record visits/one-to-one work effectively and promote the health and well-being of the children and young people.

You will support our families throughout the Bristol, Somerset, Swindon, and Gloucestershire areas.
As a fostering support worker, you will be part of a team putting children and young people at the forefront of your decisions.

You need to be flexible, proactive, and able to communicate with children and adults. As well as having experience working with Children and Young People. Prior work within the fostering sector would be desirable. No formal social work qualifications are necessary, but understanding and empathy for the work required are necessary.

You need to be able to drive for this role and have access to a car, be flexible as you may need to work occasional evenings and weekends and be committed to therapeutic training.

**About Five Rivers**
Five Rivers Child Care is a Social Enterprise that has been turning children’s lives around since 1989.
We’re committed to ensuring that foster carers are recruited, supported, developed, and rewarded for their crucial roles when they become part of the Five Rivers fostering family.

**Our Team**
We are a friendly team, and we’re looking for a new Fostering Support Worker to join our family. We work from a spacious, well-maintained office in Bristol and Gloucester, and our service covers Bristol, Somerset, Swindon and Gloucester and the surrounding areas in line with our growth and development strategy. Our service is rated GOOD by Ofsted. In the past 12 months, we have seen significant growth in our team, and we are excited to reach out to more children in need of warm, loving homes. We are keen to recruit people with the same ambition and passion. Our team benefits from local knowledge and promotes a sense of ‘family’ among our carers. Equality and collaboration are important, so we regularly meet with carers to hear their views on our service.

**Hours**
This is a Full-Time role of 37 hours.
You will need to be flexible for this role as you may need to work weekends & evenings.

**Why Five Rivers?**
- 25 days plus 8 bank holidays annual leave allowance.
- £4500 Car Allowance (on top of the annual salary).
- We are committed to your development - we hold a Gold Investors in People Award.
- Simply Health Medical Cash Back Scheme.
- Perk Box High Street Discounts.
- Ongoing training and support from in-house and external trainers.
- Employee Support Programmes.
- Enhanced company pension scheme (4% employer contribution).
- Refer a friend bonus scheme.
- Long service and recognition scheme.
- Opportunities to develop within this role.
- We have an enhanced maternity policy. In addition, mothers with a year’s service can choose to return to work on a part-time basis for 3 months, while being paid their previous full-time pay.

**Requirements**:

- Well-written and IT skills.
- Able to actively listen to others and working part of a team.
- Being patient and having empathy skills.
- Understanding of safeguarding.
- Valid Driving Licence.
- Have the Right to Work in the UK.
- Therapeutic direct work with children, young people and carers is preferred but not essential as training is given.

Role Profile: 20200122_Role_Profile_Fostering_Support_Worker(1).pdf

Five Rivers Child Care is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People. Applicants must be willing to undergo appropriate child protection screening, including employment references and DBS checks.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £20,788.00-£25,585.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Spinal Injury: 1 year (preferred)
- Support Worker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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