social worker Leicester, England
Job description
Working for Bright Spark Living
Bright Spark Living is dedicated to improving the well-being, stability, and safety of families during critical stages of pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting. We offer a range of personalised services designed to address the unique needs of each family; promoting positive healthy relationships, child development, and overall family cohesion underpinned by safeguarding principles.
We are a new & fast-growing business led collectively by social work industry specialists with several years’ experience. We endeavour to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment, by listening, learning, and acting upon the needs of our staff. Team members are encouraged to be their authentic selves at work; we welcome, respect and value people from all backgrounds. We aim to actively ensure all staff show & receive kindness, empathy & fairness. Our approach to diversity & inclusion is driven by our ongoing and evolving workplace policies in line with current legislation, employee led networks, anonymous feedback & good quality training, support & management.
Family Support Worker - Residential Family Assessment Centre
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Family Support Worker to join our diverse and dynamic team at Bright Spark Living.
We are looking for a dedicated, experienced and compassionate support staff to help establish a brand new Family Assessment Centre based in Leicester. The main purpose of the role is to help children remain safe & families stay together where suitable. Our teams will review the risks/protective factors identified that have resulted in families being referred to our services for a targeted parenting assessment. Our teams will work with parents/caregivers to provide the best support, advice, and assistance in the basic care & individual needs of their children. By delivering an impeccable service to the highest standards, our teams will ensure parents achieve improved outcomes & acquire the desired skills necessary to adequately provide a safe and sustainable family environment. Each team member will contribute to the process of family assessment as instructed by the family assessment plan and work with the current strategies linked to each family’s case. Employees will work alongside social work professionals to provide unbiased, fair, and ethical recommendations, determining whether children need to be placed in local authority care.
Are you passionate about creating positive futures for families in need? This could be the perfect role for you!
Key Requirements:
✅Diploma Level 3 in Residential Childcare/ Health & Social Care / equivalent or be willing to work towards it.
✅Experience working with children and families is essential. Please DO NOT apply if you only have experience in Adult Care.
✅At least 2 years’ experience within the last 5 years working in a similar role such as support or care work for children in a nursery, school, pru, community centre or children's charity will be considered.
✅ Awareness of child protection & safeguarding
✅ Committed to promoting a safe and nurturing environment for children and parents
Join our dedicated team and contribute to our mission of creating positive futures for vulnerable families. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and a supportive work environment.
If you meet the criteria and share our passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. For our full job description, person specification and application form, please forward your CV and enquiries to [email protected]
Apply now and be a part of our transformative journey at Bright Spark Living.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 20 per week
Salary: £24,960.00-£27,040.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Every weekend
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
- Weekends only
Ability to commute/relocate:
- LE3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:
- support or childrens care work: 3 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: SUPWOR2023
