Member Job Opportunity: Action for Children - Transition Worker

Circa: £22,700 pro rata + Inner London Weighting
Location: London
Department/Division: EDD03
Contract Type: Fixed Term Part-Time 
Hours: 22.2 (Mon, Tue, Wed)
Closing Date: 10 February 2021

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​Giving children and young people the foundations they need to thrive.

The role
Action for Children Fostering South East is one service, based on two sites. Our London office is in Camberwell. We also have a Kent service based in Ramsgate.

We have foster carers in various and widespread areas of London and Kent.  We are not a large service  but we are long established, and have committed, skilled and experienced foster carers who are able to provide stable, nurturing family homes for children and young people who for various reasons aren't able to be cared for in their birth families.

Our children, young people and carers are supported and by a very experienced and skilled staff team. One of the strengths that our foster carers often comment on is that our service has a ‘family' feel to it.

We are looking for a  Transitions Worker, based at our Camberwell service, who 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.

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. 

This role is offered on a part time contact and will be working 22.2 hours a week over 3 days.  Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are the set days but we may occasionally require a degree of flexibility around these days depending on the service needs.  Please be aware that there is a degree of travel included within this role. 

You will make a difference by:

• Delivering complex and specialist interventions with children, young people or families on a 1:1 basis, group or community setting.
• Attending and participating at relevant multi agency meetings, providing a lead role ensuring reflective and analytical practice review.
• Providing a high-quality service to children, young people and their families, which is based on an assessment of need and is outcomes driven.
• Establishing and developing effective relationships and channels of communication with young people, colleagues, community organisations, partner agencies and other external agencies.
• Ensuring a safe and positive work and service environment is achieved through compliance with all safeguarding, safer recruitment, health and safety policy and procedure.

You will need:

• Experience working with young people in a similar age group.
• Experience of working as part of a multi–disciplinary team.
• Knowledge and understanding of the challenges faced by children and young people leaving care.
• Level 3 NVQ in Childcare of Youth work or equivalent.
• Previous experience having worked with children in care or leaving care.
• Good IT skills is desirable due to the nature of the role and data input required from reports.
• Access to a suitable method of transport to enable the duties of the role to be carried out (Desirable). 

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 Lynsey Munro on Lynsey.Munro@actionforchildren.org.uk 

Interview dates are set for 1st March 2021. 

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