Family Support Workers
4 days ago
**Our team at Ashcombe House is expanding and we have an exciting opportunity for Family Support Workers to join us.**
**We've achieved a great deal so far, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue making a difference to the lives of children and their parents.**
- Are you passionate about helping families with a wide range of complex difficulties?
- Are you supportive, confident, honest and flexible?
Ashcombe House provides residential parenting assessments for up to 6 families. The centre has been specifically designed to offer both high level 24hr support and supervision, combined with a clear progressive pathway to our own semi-independent accommodation.
**- Day Family Support Workers (9am - 9pm)**
**- Sessional / Bank Family Support Workers**
**Full Time posts follow a rotating 2 week shift pattern (14 shifts p/month)**
**Part Time posts follow a rotating 4 week shift pattern (7 shifts p/month)**
**£11.94 - £16.28 per hour**
**You will have**:
- Responsibility for recording factual observations that contribute to our Parenting Assessments.
- Outstanding communication and listening skills.
- The ability to enable parents to be the best they can, be encouraging and offer accurate, fair feedback.
- An understanding that the child’s immediate safety must always be our priority.
- A good knowledge of childcare and follow best practice guidance from the NHS and other professional bodies.
- A relevant qualification or be willing to work towards this.
- Availability to work 12 hour shifts that includes some weekend work
**What we offer**:
- A supportive team with over 25 years combined experience of working in Residential Family Centres
- Regular quality supervision delivered by our Qualified Social Work Team
- A comprehensive induction and specialist training programme delivered by highly experienced professionals
- A positive and nurturing place to work with visible support from management
- An extremely rewarding role working directly with children and their parents, where no 2 days are the same
- Excellent rates of pay
- A permanent rolling monthly rota to help organise your busy life
- Paid mileage at work (68p p/mile)
- A wide range of benefits from Healthcare to High Street Vouchers
- Clear routes for progression and development
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner while on shift not forgetting plenty of tea and biscuits
**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract
Pay: £11.94-£16.28 per hour
**Benefits**:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Store discount
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Night shift
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Weston-super-Mare: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
**Education**:
- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
**Experience**:
- Experience with children: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
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