Family Time Facilitator

Role: Family Time Facilitator (Supervised Contact)

Based: Stockton -on-Tees

Rate: GBP15 -umb

Start Date: April 2024

Duration: Temporary minimum 3-6 months

Hours: 3pm 6pm Monday to Friday (negotiable please call to discuss)

Our client, a specialist family support charity based in Stockton-on-Tees is looking to recruit a Family Time Facilitator (Supervised Contact)

Synopsis of duties:

• To support the delivery of safe and effective supervised contact sessions.
• To ensure you have an understanding of, and comply with, procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults, undertaking risk assessments before each session.
• To assess the quality of parenting observed during the supervised contact and use this evidence to complete detailed and timely reports as required by the court or principal social worker.
• To ensure that all supervised contact sessions are managed to ensure as positive experience for the children as possible.
• To recognise any risks of harm and intervene appropriately to de-escalate the risks or bring in additional support as required to safeguard the children.
• To keep records of your work, adhere to confidentiality, information sharing protocols and risk assessment processes.
• To provide or facilitate transport to supervised contact sessions.
• To contribute to the collection, recording and analysis of information required by commissioners, judiciary, principal social worker and Family Action and provide accurate reports as necessary.
• To participate in personal supervision, funded training and appraisal processes to ensure your knowledge skills and practice is of a high standard.
• To work flexibly as may be required by the needs of the service and carry out any other reasonable duties as required.
• To demonstrate, at all times, values, which underpin our client s mission of building stronger families by:

a) people focused

b) Reflecting a can do approach

c) Striving for excellence in everything we do

d) Having mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services

Essential Requirements:

• Educated to level three or above (or working towards) with a recognised professional qualification in health and social care, childhood studies, education or equivalent
• The ability to work with families in conflict and the recognition of the importance of remaining impartial, objective and focused on the needs of the child/children at all times
• Understanding of the needs of families / individuals, and of the impact of disadvantage and social exclusion and a commitment to and willingness to promote inclusion and equality of opportunity for all.
• Enhanced Child and Adult Workforce DBS dated within the last 12 months or on the update service
• Full UK driving license with own vehicle

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.