Outreach Worker
7 months ago
**Role: Outreach worker**
**Salary: up to £22,400 per annum**
**Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire**
**Contract/Hours: Permanent/Part Time - 20 hours per week**
**Benefits**:
- **A generous annual leave entitlement of 29 days PLUS bank holidays**
- **Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service plus the option to buy and sell leave.**
- **Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.**
- **Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.**
- **A pension with a up to a 7% employer contribution rate. Plus, if you pay in to the pension you will receive life assurance cover.**
- **Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.**
- **Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.**
**Vulnerable children in the UK need your help**
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
**Why Action for Children?**
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.
**A bit about the role**
We are looking for an Outreach Worker, based from our service Bradbury House, to work in the community of Shropshire, providing support and care to children in their own homes. The working hours for this role will include days, evenings and weekends shifts.
As Outreach Worker you will assist families where there is a child with a physical and or leaning disability to achieve a normal life pattern by providing person centred** care, enabling**, supporting and empowering our young people to participate and engage in hobbies and local community services.
**How you'll help to create brighter futures**
- Providing a high-quality service to children, young people and their families, based on an assessment of need and being outcome driven
- Communicate appropriately with services users, their families, colleagues and other agencies and professionals.
- Support the young people on social activities or outings
- Oversee and assess the development and behaviour of children and young people and contribute to the prevention of challenging behaviour
- Providing personal care and the administering of medication.
- To undertake a relevant NVQ in Care and complete within three years of employment unless formally exempted due to other nationally recognised qualification
**Let's talk about you**
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a related field
- Experience of working in a health, early years, or social care setting.
- Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service
- Ability to undertake home visits
- Ability to engage and work with children/young people and their families, demonstrating a range of communication skills.
- Access to transport is essential to be able to travel between homes in remote locations on a regular basis.
**Good to know**
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool
We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.
Diversity, equality and inclusion
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