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“We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people at Focus Futures UK.

All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across Focus Futures UK. On joining you will be required to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.”

You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring all children are effectively safeguarded in accordance with all relevant policies and procedures
• Implementing effective approaches to improve outcomes for young people aligned to their needs as identified in their pathway plans
• Acting as liaison between all key support staff who are working with young people offering advice, guidance and signposting as required.
• Leading the planning of the shift with other team members as and when required
• Being able to refer young people to appropriate services with your professional opinion considering the most effective team/services.
• Supporting the group of young people, providing 1:1 and weekly groupwork sessions.
• Applying trauma informed knowledge to your work with young people and ensure this, where appropriate embodies the practice that is provided to our young people and
• You will also need to be available for Rota duty to provide support to young people during the week and some weekends. This will be applied on a shift pattern basis.

Essential criteria:

• The desire to be a team player who wants to achieve best possible outcomes for all our children.
• Experience of working with children/young people in social care.
• Knowledge and experience of child development and parenting capacity
• An understanding of trauma informed practice and how this impacts young people with care experience
• A willingness to work on a rota basis evenings and weekends with some sleep-in duties
• Understanding of how anxiety and depression presents in young people
• Experience of how to apply a strengths-based approach to your work
• A child care qualification or a commitment to complete one
• Experience and/or knowledge in the field of adolescence
• Have a valid driving license.
• The right to work in the UK.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £24,000.00-£29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Day range:

• Every weekend
• Monday to Friday

Shift:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Swindon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Experience:

• Child Protection: 1 year (preferred)
• Children's residential: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Shift availability:

• Day shift (required)
• Overnight shift (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: FF1