 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:18 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: Newport, Wales Circa: £22,700 Department/Division: Wales Contract Type: Fixed Term Part-Time Hours: 22 per week Closing Date: 19 January 2021 Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children across the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and their families – but for every child who needs help to get help, there's plenty more to do. That's where you come in. What is the role? At the heart of the Action for Children Fostering Wales service is the well-being of the fostered children and young people, the foster parents, our staff and colleagues. We use Attachment theory and principles and our knowledge of the impact of trauma on early childhood development in our work to help children, young people and foster parents to make a meaningful emotional connection. As a Transitions Worker you will be part of a ‘sector leading' therapeutic service providing one to one practical and emotional support to 15-25 year old young people to make the transition from foster care into independent living. You will coordinate and direct the support to young people by agreeing and providing interventions, enabling positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements. This role is offered on a fixed term contract and will be working 22 hours a week. The hours of work can be flexible/negotiable depending on the service needs. 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 Fatima Matin on 07918773592. 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 Casnewydd, Cymru Oddeutu £22,700 y flwyddyn pro rata Cytundeb cyfnod penodedig tan 2023, rhan amser 22 awr yr wythnos Gosod y sylfeini i blant a phobl ifanc ffynnu. Y rôl Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn gwneud yr hyn sy'n iawn, yr hyn sydd ei angen, a'r hyn sy'n effeithiol i blant ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig. Bob blwyddyn, mae'r tîm yn newid bywydau 301,000 o blant, pobl ifanc a'u teuluoedd - ond er mwyn i bob plentyn y mae angen cymorth arno gael y cymorth hwnnw, mae llawer mwy i'w wneud. Dyna'ch rôl chi. Beth yw'r swydd? Mae llesiant plant a phobl ifanc sy'n cael eu maethu, eu rhieni, ein staff a'n cydweithwyr yn ganolog i Wasanaeth Maethu Cymru Gweithredu dros Blant. Rydym yn defnyddio theori ac egwyddorion Ymlyniad a'n gwybodaeth am effaith trawma ar ddatblygiad cynnar y plentyn yn ein gwaith i helpu plant, pobl ifanc a rhieni maeth i sefydlu cysylltiad emosiynol ystyrlon. Yn Weithiwr Pontio, byddwch yn rhan o wasanaeth therapiwtig sydd ar flaen y gad yn y sector, sydd yn darparu cymorth emosiynol ac ymarferol unigol i bobl ifanc rhwng 15 a 25 oed i groesi'r bont o ofal maeth i fywyd annibynnol. Byddwch yn cydlynu a chyfarwyddo'r cymorth i bobl ifanc trwy gytuno a darparu ymyriadau a hwyluso sicrhau canlyniadau cadarnhaol a gytunir, yn unol â pholisïau a gweithdrefnau'r sefydliad a gofynion rheoleiddiol. Cynigir y swydd ar sail cytundeb tymor penodedig ar gyfer 22 awr yr wythnos. Mae'r union oriau'n hyblyg ac yn agored i'w negodi ar sail anghenion y gwasanaeth. Byddwch yn gwneud gwahaniaeth trwy:
Bydd angen arnoch chi:
Sut yr ydym yn gweithio Rydym yn gweithio i sicrhau bod pob plentyn a pherson ifanc yn derbyn y cariad, cymorth a chyfle sydd eu hangen er mwyn iddo gyrraedd ei botensial. Os ydych yn rhannu'r un weledigaeth, rydym am i chi ymuno â'r tîm Y Gwobrwyon Rydym am i'n staff deimlo eu bod yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi am y gwaith hanfodol a wnânt. Pan fyddwch yn gweithio gyda ni, byddwn yn cydnabod eich ymdrechion gyda gwyliau blynyddol hael, cynllun pensiwn cynhwysfawr lle mae'r cyflogwr yn cyfrannu'r un faint â chi, ac ystod o fargenion a disgowntiau trwy ein porth buddion. Sicrhau plentyndod diogel a hapus Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn diogelu a chefnogi plant a phobl ifanc, gan ddarparu gofal emosiynol a chymorth, gan sicrhau gwrando arnynt, a chan ymgyrchu dros welliannau hir-dymor yn eu bywydau. Y llynedd, bu i ni helpu dros 387,000 o blant a theuluoedd ledled y Deyrnas Unedig. Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch â Fatima Matin drwy ffonio 07918773592. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i ymarfer recriwtio diogelach i ddiogelu defnyddwyr ein gwasanaethau. Disgwylir, felly, y bydd pob ymgeisydd yn deall ac yn ymrwymo i arfer gorau o ran diogelu. Mae Gweithredu dros Blant yn angerddol dros hyrwyddo ansawdd, gwerthfawrogi amrywiaeth a gweithio mewn modd cynhwysol. Rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan bawb sydd â'r cymwysterau perthnasol, yn arbennig pobl ag anabledd a phobl o gefndir Du, Asiaidd, ac o Gefndiroedd Ethnig Lleiafrifol, gan fod y grwpiau hyn wedi'u tangynrychioli yn ein gweithlu ar hyn o bryd. Full details and application documents here  Location: Fareham, Hampshire Circa: £22,000 Department/Division: EDD03 Contract Type: Permanent Full Time Hours: 37 per week Closing Date: 19 January 2021 Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.
The role An exciting position has arisen for a Children Services Practitioner within Action for Children South Fostering Service. Fostering Wessex provide a therapeutic fostering service to support children and young people with complex needs. It offers those who have experienced significant trauma in their lives an opportunity to overcome adversity and have the chance to form stable and secure relationships with their foster parents and learn to be a child again. As a Children and Families Practitioner you will be working as part of our fostering service, to offer a range of support to prospective foster carers, children and young people. The project comprises a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary team and works in close partnership with a range of local Statutory, Voluntary and Community service providers to provide a needs-led approach to the delivery of services in the area. 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 Fatima Matin on 07918773592. 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  As a Practice Manager (Fostering) at Community Foster Care you will be driven to promote the Child or Young Person’s ambitions and dreams, offering support to your team of Social Workers and reporting to the Registered Manager.
You will do this by recruiting, enabling and enhancing foster families to provide safe, stable, loving, nurturing family homes. Children and Young People seeking to live within these families will have often experienced significant trauma and abuse. Enabling Children and Young people to thrive in our foster families will therefore require a number of special ingredients, which you will need to develop and nurture. In addition to the above you will also take lead responsibility for leading and developing in connecting more families with children - foster carer recruitment - and fostering better outcomes – therapeutic practice, learning and development. Please see job description for further information. Salary Scale: £37,656-£40,600 + £1095 (car allowance) pro rata + c.£2.6k Out of Hours payment based on 122 nights. (up to c.£44.5k) Full Time Out of Hours: Managers OOH rota participant. Nightly payment: Weekday night Cost £15.00 Weekend night cost £30.00 Total finance package: Up to c.£44,345 Please complete an application form and email it to emmaw@communityfostercare.co.uk Closing date: 15 January with interviews on 22 January Click here for more information and application form.  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  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 |
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