Supervised Contact Officer (Weekdays)
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £18,933 - £20,092 |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Category: | City Council (External Vacancy) |
| Closing Date: | 16/01/2022 |
| Reference: | 0000012664 |
Description
Directorate: Children and Family Services
Section: Early Intervention
Grade: Level 4
Salary: £18,933 - £20,092
(This will be pro-rata to the number of hours worked)
Hours: 2
positions working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 12pm
and 8pm
1
position working 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 12pm and
8pm
(part-time will
also be considered)
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Stoke-on-Trent Children and Family Services for motivated individuals with a passion for supporting vulnerable children.
The role of Supervised Contact Officer facilitates and supports family contact
between children in the care of the local authority and their birth
families. Family contact is critical to enabling children to
maintain safe relationships with their birth families, including parents,
siblings and the wider family network. You will work as part of a
team within the Children and Families directorate liaising closely with a range
of other professionals including social workers, family support workers and
foster carers as well as working directly with parents and
children.
You will have an understanding of safeguarding procedures and
experience of working directly with people from a range of backgrounds. You
will be required to update confidential electronic records in line with the
General Data Protection Regulations. If you are passionately committed
to improving the lives of vulnerable families and to supporting children and
their families to build and enjoy positive, safe relationships we would welcome
an application from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children,
young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and
volunteers to share this commitment.
This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from
the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy
within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive
priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.
To Apply
Please create / log into your account and then click 'apply'. If you have any queries or want an
application form in another format, please email recruitment@stoke.gov.uk or call us
on 01782 238189.
In order to apply for this vacancy, you must be able to supply the required answers to the following questions:
- Do you have the Right to Work in the UK?