Job Opportunity with The Children's Family Trust: Support Worker

Location: Bromsgrove

​Salary: Competitive - Up to £28,699PA Plus car allowance of £4,800PA

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 35 hours per week over 4 days - Monday-Friday, some weekends and evenings

Closing: 20 June 2024

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We are seeking a full time motivated, enthusiastic, conscientious and creative Support Worker, working closely with our team of Supervising Social Workers and Foster Carers to deliver the best outcomes for children and young people in foster care. Flexibility is required in terms of place of work and hours of work. The position is based from our West Midlands Regional Office, Bromsgrove. However, role is split geographically, covering the Midlands.  There will be a requirement to travel to our Foster Carers and work with the children in their care. You will be required to work 35 hours per week with some weekend and evening work. Access to a car is essential for this role for which a car allowance will be paid. 

The Children's Family Trust (The CFT)
Is a well-established Registered Charity and an Independent Fostering Agency providing a wide range of foster placements.  We firmly believe our Foster Carers are our most valuable resource deserving the highest levels of support and remuneration we can offer. We work in partnership with Local Authority Social Workers and are committed to keeping our children safe and secure in stable and loving families.

Job Purpose
The Support Worker post has been created to support foster carers, children and social workers. The post will require working outside normal office hours in order to meet the needs of the service. This will include evening work, bank holidays and weekend work, therefore flexibility is a must!

Job Description
In addition to the functions detailed below, employees are required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required.

The role will include undertaking specific tasks in relation to supporting foster carers and the children placed with them and includes:

• Direct work with children and young people with the support of our social work team
• Facilitating and supervising contact between children in care and their families
• Organising events for foster carers and/or children on a regular or ad hoc basis, and a range of other tasks
• Promoting the welfare of children/young people placed with The CFT
• Working directly with children/young people in a skilled and focused way as part of an agreed programme of work.
• Co-ordinate groups and joint work for all children/young people involved in the foster care process
• Transporting children to and from school as and when needed.

Further details and application documents can be found here