Life Story Worker
1 month ago
**General information**:
**Reference **:003338
**Closing Date **:24/04/2024
**Service Area**:
**Directorate**:
Children's Services
**Service Area**:
Social Work
**Vacancy Details**:
**Category**:
Social Care - Children's Social Care
**Job Title**:
Life Story Worker
**Grade**:
BBU06
**Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)**:
BBU06 24,294 - 25,979
**Contract Type**:
Full time temporary
**Contract Hours**:
37.00
**Contract duration**:
Maternity cover
**Job Advert**:
We are looking for a creative and enthusiastic life story worker for maternity cover.
You will be based in our Permanency team alongside social workers supporting children placed for adoption and in long term fostering. Your main focus will be to create life story books for children being adopted. You will also provide guidance and advice to practitioners around life story work, and there will also be the opportunity to get involved in the training of foster carers and adopters.
Maternity cover to start June 2024.
Closing date 24th April 2024 - Interviews week commencing 29th April 2024.
How to apply
Please note:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
- a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
- a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only)
unless the appointment is business critical
Armed Forces Covenant
Disabled applicants
**Additional Vacancy Information**:
**Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)**:
N/A
**Work Pattern**:
Full Time, 37 hours per week
**Is this an enhanced DBS role?**:
Yes
**Is this a politically restricted role?**:
No
**Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?**:
Yes
**Vacancy Location**:
**Location**:
Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough Council Recruitment, Bedford
**Location**:
Borough Hall, Bedford
**Is this a designated car user position?**:
No
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