Reception Centre Night Worker

2 weeks ago

Gravesend, United Kingdom Kent County Council Full time

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Kent County Council’s Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking (UAS) Children’s Service provides accommodation and support to newly arrived UAS children in Kent. The Service is developing as a centre of excellence for social work practice nationally and we are seeking passionate individuals to join our service.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Service’s Reception Centre team. The Reception and Safe Care Services are Kent County Council owned, Ofsted regulated, children’s homes and supported accommodation, collectively termed Reception Centres. The Reception Centres, and the services they provide to children, are run by a diverse team of managers and workers, who are all committed to ensuring children are protected and supported to take the first steps in their journey to a more permanent home elsewhere in the UK.

This role is for Cypress House Reception Centre. Cypress House is based in Gravesham, Kent and is named after the Mediterranean Cypress Trees of Persian Iran. Cypress House provides supported accommodation for UAS children aged 16-17 years old, with a capacity of up to 36 children. Cypress House is one of Kent’s newly established Reception Centres, opened in October 2024. Based in a residential area within the diverse district of Gravesham, Cypress House is well-located for children to be able to access a variety of activities and experiences in the local community. The centre is already establishing links with local organisations to offer a variety of opportunities for children.

We are seeking Reception Centre Night Workers who have experience of working alongside UAS children and who thrive on direct work and providing support in a residential setting. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and influence the resettlement of children in the UK who have suffered trauma and change. This role involves managing routines, setting goals for young people, timekeeping and facilitating a learning culture in the centre. This role is important for UAS children during their early stages in the UK.

If you are enthusiastic about with working with adolescents, understand the UAS children’s journey and want to help achieve the best outcomes for them - please apply.

This post will be required to work across a rolling shift pattern, including regular cover over weekends.

**This role does not meet the Home Office eligibility criteria for sponsorship.**

KCC’s employment offer for this role includes:

- Full induction
- Training and development opportunities
- Basic salary of between £26,515 and £28,850
- Annual leave allowance of 27 days rising to 29 days after five years service
- Excellent local government pension scheme
- Opportunities to develop in your career
- The opportunity to expand and develop your knowledge and skills of working with children seeking asylum

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

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