Waking Night Workers
- Employer
- Dudley Lodge*
- Location
- Coventry
- Salary
- Scale Point 14 – 21 (£18,600 to £22,622) pro rata for part-time
- Closing date
- 1 Jan 2020
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- Sector
- Social Care
- Hours
- Part Time
- Flexibility
- Set hours
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Job Title: Family Assessment Worker / Bank Family Assessment Worker
Grade: 14 - 21 (£18,600 - £22,622) pro rata for part-time working
Hours:Coventry – Waking Night Worker
Birmingham – Full time (37.5 hrs) and part time (22.5 hrs) positions available.
Full-time & part-time contracts will be following a rolling rota including weekends 7.30am -3.00pm & 2.30pm – 10.00pm
Waking Night contracts will be shifts from 9.30pm – 7.30am (various nights available, please state your available nights on your application)
Base: Coventry or Birmingham (see available positions above)
Are you looking for a Change in Career or to gain valuable experience in the field of Social Care/Social Work? Look no further and apply today to join our friendly team at Dudley Lodge!
No experience or qualifications are required as we provide a thorough induction and ongoing training and coaching. We are committed to developing your knowledge base and skills and financially support all new staff to undertake the NVQ Level 3 in Childcare Residential, where needed. There are great opportunities for career progression at Dudley Lodge!
Job Purpose:
As part of a team in a residential setting; to work with families on a day-to-day basis providing detailed evidence-based assessment recordings in line with the National Assessment Framework.
Key duties will include:
- To observe and record the parents’ abilities to meet the immediate safety and care/welfare needs of their children.
- To undertake individual sessions of work with families in order to promote positive parenting.
- To examine and observe the nature of the interactions between the child, family and environmental factors and are key in helping make sound recommendations and to inform on future planning.
- To provide appropriate advice and guidance to families in accordance with their work programmes.
- To work in partnership with families, colleagues and professionals
- To provide a high quality, dependable service which meet our charity’s values and standards.
- To provide childcare for children whilst their parents/carers attend Groups and Individual Sessions. To take responsibility for the security of the building and maintain a safe environment for residents.
- To contribute towards ongoing risk assessments of families, acting decisively to protect children.
- To carry out admin and domestic duties.
- To actively promote Dudley’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults at a level appropriate to this group.
Close date: Sunday 5th January 2020
If you do not hear from us by Wednesday 8th January 2020 please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Telephone Interviews: Wednesday 8th & Thursday 9th January 2020, if successful you will be invited back for an interview at the centre for a face to face interview held on the following week.
Face to Face Interviews: Wednesday 15th & Thursday 16th January 2020.
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