Location: Northants Salary: £33,561 p.a. + £1,500 p.a. Out of Hours Allowance + £750 p.a. Home Working Allowance Closing Date: 10/01/2021 Interview Date: 21/01/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week TACT, the UK’s largest fostering and adoption charity now has over 500 dedicated carers, who look after over 600 children and young people across the country. Our reputation and growth rests upon our strength in providing successful placements. As a charity, we do not have shareholders who receive profits and we invest all of our surplus income into service, staff, carers, and children’s development.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here: We are looking for a Senior Supervising Social Worker who will support and supervise the foster families and placements we have in East Midlands region. This is predominantly a home based role and the ideal candidate will be Northamptonshire based and willing to travel to surrounding areas and local authorities when it is safe to do so, as well as other areas of the East Midlands region such as Norfolk and Nottingham/Derbyshire as needed. We are interested in Senior Supervising Social Workers for whom quality of service is paramount and especially those who share our commitment to working in partnership with children and their foster carers in the development of the our services. The ideal candidate for this Senior Supervising Social Worker role should have post qualifying experience in family placement work or other child care settings as well as a good working knowledge of relevant legislation and child protection procedures. Main requirements:
TACT offer an excellent employee benefits package including:
Please see the Job Information Pack and Job Description for further information. You will need to be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with Social Work England. An enhanced DBS clearance is also required and will be processed by TACT on your behalf. The successful applicant will be required to support Duty and Ouf of Hours on a rota basis and will be paid an out of hours’ allowance of £1,500 per annum once participating in the rota. Closing: Midnight - Sunday 10th January 2021 Interviews: Thursday 21st January 2021 (via Microsoft Teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here Location: Norwich Salary: £29,687 - £32,094 (scale range up to £34,500) Contract Type: Permanent / Full Time Closing Date: Monday 04 January 2021 We are seeking a highly credible Governance and Compliance Manager to be responsible for a portfolio that covers Trustee governance, regulatory compliance, legal agreements, policy development, data protection and risk management.
At Break, we put relationships at the heart of what we do so we need an engaging, enthusiastic person to join our ambitious and innovative team. We expect the appointed candidate to work collaboratively across all departments within the organisation to embed a culture of compliance. About you The successful candidate will have proven experience of working in a governance position, supporting stakeholders or senior managers and Trustee committees to ensure compliance with regulations. You will have a robust ability to test internal systems, manage significant amounts of data and have the confidence to operate at all levels throughout the charity. You will have the ability to respect and adhere to existing Break policies, empathising with our aims, objects and values whilst acknowledging some of the challenges we may face. We are seeking an individual with a strong problem solving mind-set and a pragmatic approach to making improvements. If you feel you have the skills, experience, drive and enthusiasm to join this dynamic and successful charity we would like to hear from you as soon as possible. In return, we will offer you a supportive work environment with a fantastic team, and a smarter working approach to nurture your career with us. About us Break has 47 Charity shops, with a wide geographical spread, which are a vital source of non-statutory funding, together with outstanding fundraising operations. Break employs around 450 staff and 900 volunteers, the majority of the latter in its shops. The staff are located primarily in Norfolk, with the main administrative offices in Norwich. Break is Investors in People Gold accredited and has featured in the Times Best Companies list on three occasions. For over 50 years our work has positively changed young lives, that's why we need you. Join us at this pivotal time for the organisation, we can't wait to hear from you. Interviews will take place virtually on Thursday 14th January 2021 Please contact Mike Hudson mike.hudson@break-charity.org if you would like to discuss the post further. Full details here Location: Nationwide Salary: £31,500 Per Annum + £750 (Home Working Allowance) Per Annum Closing Date: 10/01/2021 Interview Date: 21/01/2021 Hours: 35 Hours Per Week TACT is the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering services. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities. Working in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Scotland, we are dedicated to providing creative, effective and outcome-focused services. We also campaign on behalf of care experienced children and young people, their carers and are a leading voice in the sector.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. At TACT, we understand that when a young person leaves care, the experience of being in care stays with them. TACT Connect keeps our young people connected later in life, building a community where they will be celebrated, supported and remain connected through their adult years. By being part of TACT Connect, our young people will become part of a lifetime community that continues to care and show other care experienced people that they are not alone. They'll have the chance to learn and access new skills, support to reach their aspirations and meet others and work alongside TACT. As TACT Connect Coordinator you will be responsible for the growth and development of the service and the support of this care experienced community. You will work with others to deliver the program objectives, including the delivery of a peer mentoring service and support a network of care experienced advisors. The successful candidate will have:
The successful applicant MUST also be willing to work occasional weekends and evenings. We will particularly welcome applications from those who are themselves care experienced. Full details are provided in the Job Description and Person Specification. The TACT Connect Coordinator will be eligible for TACT's excellent benefits package including:
Please see the job information pack for further information. Closing date: Sunday,10th January 2021 Interviews: Thursday, 21st January 2021, via Microsoft Teams Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here Location: South Coast Salary: £12.77 per hour + 15% Holiday Pay Closing Date: 03/01/2021 Interview Date: 11/01/2021 Hours: Occasional Irregular Hours TACT is the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering services. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering or adoptive families for children and young people in the care of local authorities. Working in partnership with local authorities from our offices across England, Wales and Scotland, we are dedicated to providing creative, effective and outcome-focused services. We also campaign on behalf of children and young people in care, carers and adoptive families and are a leading voice in the sector.
Our vision is to provide better lives for our children and young people. Find out more about our values here. We are looking for an experienced individual to be a Children's Support Worker with the TACT London and the South team, offering a range of services which impact positively on the welfare of children. The Children's Support Worker will work in partnership with parents, carers, children, young people, local authorities and their social workers according to the agreed contract of work. Experience of working with children and young people and excellent communication skills are essential and a qualification in youth and community work, or the equivalent, would be desirable. The overall purpose of the Children's Support Worker role is to work closely with looked after children, the birth children of foster carers and the foster carers, to achieve agreed objectives for excellent care as outlined in the 5 Every Child Matters Outcome Areas in England. Due to the nature of this post the successful candidate will need to be willing to work with flexibility regarding hours and days of work and occasional overnight stays may be required for organised events. This role will cover the Dorset and Hampshire areas. This is not a full time time role. The hours are occasional and irregular depending on the needs of the foster children and foster families. This includes evenings and weekends. An enhanced DBS clearance is required for this role which TACT will undertake on your behalf. Please see the Job Description and Information Pack for more details. Closing: Midnight Sunday 3rd January 2021 Interviews: Monday 11th January 2021 (via Microsoft teams) Safeguarding is everyone’s business and TACT believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of TACT’s commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard TACT’s young people. All our staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies. TACT does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them. TACT reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment. Full details and application documents here At the core of our work is relationship building and having the communications of the child or the young person understood. We need to understand what makes them tick and what they are trying to tell us. Break's Therapeutic Services is made up of a team of social workers, therapists, therapeutic practitioners and emotional wellbeing practitioners, providing one-to-one support for children, young people, their caregivers and families. Working together, we provide a spectrum of emotional support to children who have experienced past trauma, abuse, neglect and are sometimes unable to live within their own families. Jo Shepherd, Break's Head of Community Services, gives an insight into the support we provide: "We work from a relationship-based perspective; seeking to strengthen the key relationships that will support the longer term emotional well-being of our children and young people. The young people often present with challenging behaviours and struggle to engage with opportunities or education. We can work together for anything from 12 weeks to 3 or 4 years. The help and support we provide is very much about meeting the needs of the child or young person – not fitting the child into a ‘one size fits all’ service, and seeking to support their relationships with their main care givers. Sessions are typically one hour per week, providing consistency and predictability. For younger children we will use a range of creative approaches- play, sensory work, using sand trays, art or ‘small world’ play to explore directly and indirectly what the child understands about relationships, their feelings and experiences. Some of our care leavers might prefer going for a walk, in order to feel safe and start building trust. Flexibility and creativity is a must. It’s amazing how a child innately knows what they need to process – they describe how they do things, or what is going on in their own world by making up stories, reflecting on their experiences and what sense they make of it. These unconscious processes provide information to us so that we can work on in overcoming any past trauma and experiences. One young chap in foster care we worked with had experienced unimaginable trauma throughout his early years. We worked with him over a period of a couple of years. He would create worlds and stories – no one fed it to him, but his imagination would go wild. Over time we would review the stories and ‘worlds’, reflecting with and talking to his parents. The work we did helped to strengthen the relationship at home with his foster carers and helped him to work through his experiences. For me it's a form of alchemy. Something magical happens. We see behaviours as a communication. So often the desire of society is to stop a behaviour, but we very much are asking ‘what are they trying to communicate with that behaviour?’ - Are they scared? Unsafe? Possibly on hyper alert a lot of the time, waiting for something bad to happen to them? Many children are referred to us with the school communicating that the child can’t access school work or is disruptive. From school referrals to the most traumatized young people in our homes, it is the same story across the board regardless of the label. For us their behaviour is a communication: the young person is completely full of past, or current, experiences and they live in a constant fight or flight state as they never feel safe. Break's Therapeutic Services is about helping these young people to process and make sense of their experiences. Our work is informed by an understanding of the importance of early experiences on brain development, even from as early as 12-14 weeks of life, which can have a lasting impact on the individual. We have to ask the question through our work – is it that the young person won’t or that they can’t. This absolutely shifts the dynamic – what do they know and what is unconscious, played out as behaviours." To read about how you can help support this service click here. Source: https://break-charity.org November 2020 brought the evaluation of Break’s Staying Close, Staying Connected project for young people leaving care. The independent evaluation of the project was carried out by Jo Dixon, Caroline Cresswell and Jade Ward from the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, below is the extract of the summary: “The SCSC project supported young people to develop and build the skills to prepare them for independent living. Feedback from the young people and workers showed that young people’s life skills had improved after six months of entering the project. In addition there was evidence that young people showed increased happiness with life over time, had better stability in their accommodation (most had lived in their house-share for six months or more) and there was increased participation in activities, whether education, employment or getting involved with other activities in the project.” Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York How did the project come about? The transition from adolescence into adulthood is a learning curve for all young people but is often much more challenging for those moving on from residential care. Without the financial and emotional safety net families often provide, research has shown that those leaving residential care tend to be poorly prepared for independent living and are particularly vulnerable to risk. They are at greater threat of housing instability and homelessness, lower engagement in education and employment, are more likely to be involved in criminal activity and experience mental health difficulties and loneliness. In recognition of this, eight Staying Close pilots were developed under the Department of Education (DfE) Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme, with Break’s Staying Close, Staying Connected (SCSC) being one of the largest and based in two local authorities*. SCSC Launched in January 2018, SCSC supports residential care leavers aged 16 to 21 who were preparing to leave or had recently left residential care. The project provides the young people with individualised transition support with the aim to help develop the skills and support networks required for independent living. The support package shared houses with others from the project and provides a team of professionals to support them in all areas of their life. Not only is the project aimed at supporting care experienced young people in their transition to adulthood and all the responsibility that brings, but also works to help them maintain relationships with their previous residential placement or someone of their choosing. Those in the programme are allocated a Transition worker who is instrumental in helping to support and build community and family links and connection to previous children’s home. Break’s belief in treating young people as individuals and not implementing a ‘one size fits’ all goes to the heart of its approach with SCSC. This not only means the ability to adapt the level and frequency of support as required but the co-produced element to the project means that it could take on board feedback from the young adults and tweak the offerings as the project went along. With the aim of not only improving the service this also gives the young people some ownership in their decisions, choices and involvement in the project itself. Evaluation report and its findings A variety of methods were used to measure the impact on those participating in the study of the project. This included but was not limited to measuring their mental and physical wellbeing; happiness; improvement of life skills competence; employment and training status; risk taking behaviour and cost saving impact on the local authorities. Some young people who had experienced post-care instability in between moving from residential care into their SCSC property, had since settled. Nationally, 41% of young people leaving care are homeless at some point in their first year. As described by one SCSC front line worker, “some young people have stayed within the SCSC project longer than they have been in any other placement” (staff survey). After feedback from those in the project Break employed a dedicated employment, education and training officer who built links and sourced opportunities that made a difference, and young people talked highly of this support. The findings showed that one of the areas that showed the greatest improvement was how happy young people felt about the future. One young person said of the project “they’ve changed me as a person for the better. All young people who have been through care deserve this Voice of young people When asked what advice they would give to other young people leaving care and thinking of entering the SCSC project “Don’t rush anything, don’t try and become independent all at once then try to move out in six months. Stay as long as you can, learn as much as you can.” Another young person responded: “Listen to your transition worker. Every bit of help that you get, that’s going to help you a lot and it’s going to get you on your way a fair bit. I tell you it will get you on your feet. From when I started the Break SCSC team, I couldn’t do nothing. I couldn’t even cook pasta for God’s sake. Now me and [the transition worker] are cooking roast dinners and stuff like that.” Although the evaluation did highlight some challenges the project faced along the way it found that overall the project was successfully set up with evidence showing improvements in all outcome areas. The report also praised the staff stating that the success of the project “was helped by the experience and expertise of Break and the SCSC project workers, who had a range of professional experience”. Alongside the improved outcomes for young people, the project delivered significant savings to the public purse. In the independent evaluation it was found that for each £1 spent, the project could prove £2 of savings. Break has received funding to continue to run the SCSC project and have plans to further develop and widen the offering to be able to support a wider number and range of care-leavers. *Break SCSC launched the project in a third local authority but as it joined the pilot scheme towards the end of the evaluation report it was not included in the findings. Source: https://break-charity.org Location: Barnardo's Scotland Fostering (North) – Aberdeen Contract type: Permanent Hours: 37 Salary :£28,631 - £37,414 Plus Office at Home and On Call Allowances Closing Date:11 January 2021 We are looking to appoint a Social Worker within our Family Placement service (Fostering & Adoption). As Social Worker, you will be responsible for providing a social work service to foster carers/adopters and children/young people to ensure that the best outcome for children and young people is achieved at all times in line with all statutory and regulatory requirements.
The role will also contribute to the development of the service by working collaboratively with Family Placement colleagues undertaking such activities as recruitment and training and supporting the wider Barnardo's Family Placement agenda. This is a home working post with a central office at 20 Carden Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1UQ. When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document. This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements. About Barnardo's At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role. Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's. Our basis and values Full details and application documents here Location: Ebrington, Derry / Londonderry Department/Division: Northern Ireland Circa £34,349 per annum Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 27 December 2020 Full-Time (working 37 hours a week) plus a requirement to join the on call rota Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role Our Northern Ireland Regional Fostering Service provides a high quality service for a wide range of children and young people aged 0-18 year The service offers a range of placements including short and long-term placements, solo placements, and sibling group placements, including placements for disabled children and those presenting with multiple needs and challenging behaviour. Based at our Ebrington office in Derry/Londonderry this role will cover the Northwest of the province. You'll be working 37 hours a week, generally Monday to Friday, but there will need to be some flexibility to meet the needs of the service and you'll be part of the On-Call rota. You will make a difference by:
You will need:
The way we work We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here. Rewards We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here. For safe and happy childhoods At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK. For more information, please contact Emma Goodwin on 07741 742013 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk Please note: Interviews are planned to be held the week commencing 11th January 2020. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. Full details and application documents here Location: Enniskillen, County Fermanagh Department/Division: Northern Ireland Circa: £34,349 Contract Type: Fixed Term Full Time Closing Date: 27 December 2020 Full-Time (working 37 hours a week) plus a requirement to join the on call rota, on a fixed term contract for 12 months Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role Our Northern Ireland Regional Fostering Service provides a high quality service for a wide range of children and young people aged 0-18 years. The service offers a range of placements including short and long-term placements, solo placements, and sibling group placements, including placements for disabled children and those presenting with multiple needs and challenging behaviour. Based in Enniskillen, this role will cover the South of the province. You'll be working 37 hours a week, generally Monday to Friday, but there will need to be some flexibility to meet the needs of the service and you'll be part of the On-Call rota. You will make a difference by:
You will need:
The way we work We work to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential. If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. Have a look at our behaviours and values to understand more about the way we work here. Rewards We want our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do. When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, a comprehensive employer-matched pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts on our dedicated benefits portal. Find out more about our exclusive Action for Children benefits here. For safe and happy childhoods At Action for Children, we protect and support children and young people, providing practical and emotional care and support, ensuring their voices are heard, and campaigning to bring lasting improvements to their lives. Last year, we helped more than 387,000 children and families across the UK. For more information, please contact Emma Goodwin on 07741 742013 or email recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk Please note: Interviews are planned for the week commencing 11th January 2020. We are committed to safer recruitment practices to protect our service users; therefore, all applicants are expected to have an understanding of and commitment to safeguarding best-practice. Action for Children is passionate about promoting equality, valuing diversity and working inclusively. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons particularly people with Disabilities and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic applicants, as these groups are currently under-represented in our workforce. Full details and application documents here Team Fostering is an ethical not-for-profit fostering agency. We have a strong reputation and proven track record for providing high quality, value-for-money fostering placements for looked after children. We pride ourselves on our values and we expect our staff to commit to and demonstrate these values in their everyday work. We are looking for Independent Reviewing Officers based in the North East and Yorkshire & East Midlands regions. Our Independent Reviewing Officers contribute to the provision of a high quality fostering service for children by ensuring that every Team Fostering foster carer’s suitability to foster and terms of approval are reviewed at least once annually as required by the Fostering Regulations. Independent Reviewing Officers chair foster carer reviews and produce high quality reports for Team Fostering on a self-employed basis. As part of the preparation for a review they also conduct audits of the agency files to ensure a high standard of recording is maintained. Individuals will have the necessary social work and management skills and experience to undertake this task, to contribute to the maintenance of quality standards within the organisation. Key Tasks:
This is a sessional role. Salary for the post is £32.12 per hour (each review and audit of carer’s file = 6 ½ hours) If you wish to discuss this role further please contact Vicky Johnson, Quality Standards Manager on 07500 026249. For more information and to apply, please visit: www.teamfostering.co.uk/about-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies/independent-reviewing-officer-north-east-and-yorkshire-east-midlands/ Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 11 January 2021 Interviews will be held virtually on Monday 25 January 2021 |
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