Family Support Worker

1 week ago

Chatham United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland Raising Youth CIC Full time £20,000 - £30,000 per year

The Family Support Worker position is essential the charity's operations. Family Support Workers deliver the charity's services to it's young people. Day to day duties of a post holder may include; but are not limited to:

  • Work with children and young people to deliver our services
  • Facilitating activities as directed by the Associate Leader for Operations
  • Communicate with parents/carers to inform them of how their child is and report any issues from a session
  • Design fun, engaging and effective activities to be used at services
  • Work with the Associate Leader for Operations to design and roll out new services
  • Provide service users with information and guidance on a range of topics
  • Work with children and young people who have Special Needs to engage them and make access arrangements for them
  • Support and Signpost families in need of additional support

And much more No two days are ever the same at Raising Youth. You'll be delivering our services at a range of venues and via digital channels where relevant. The ideal person for this role is a kind, caring person who wants to gain experience in working with Children and Young People. Family Support Workers can choose to specialise into three areas: Younger Children, Older Children and Children with Special Educational Needs (SEN), full training and support is provided as part of the onboarding process and our Continued Professional Development Programme.

Applicants do not need any formal qualifications or training for this role as we will provide successful applicants with all the relevant training during the onboarding process. However, a background or experience in Care, Youth Work or Education could be useful for post holders. As volunteers, Family Support Workers indicate to the company when it is possible for them to work and carry out duties. Ideally, applicants would be local to Kent and Medway however we are accepting candidates anywhere in the UK as some services can be delivered digitally.

Raising Youth CIO is committed to Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of children and young people and expects it's staff and volunteers to share it's commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and will be required to provide two references who will be contacted before induction.

Closing Date: Ongoing Recruitment
Line Manager: Associate Leader for Operations
Directorate: Frontline Services and Transformation Directorate
Head of Tier: Director of Operations


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