Contact Supervision Worker (Children Service)

Responsibilities

• To collect and safely transport children from their placement to the contact venue and return them when the contact has concluded


• To supervise the contact between the children and their parents and ensure that contact requirements and procedures are followed


• To provide a written report on the required template on how the contact has proceeded


• To report any safeguarding concerns that arose during the contact to the Contact Manager and the allocated social worker.


• To assist with the service duty arrangements


• To use various computer applications as required.


• To ensure contact rooms are kept tidy and conform with Health and Safety requirements.


• To attend training sessions as and when required.


• To carry out any other duties that fall within the scope of the job and the grading.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate with children.


• Understanding of car safety legislation when transporting children.


• Ability to form a working relationship with parents whose children are in care.


• Ability to form working relationships with foster carers, social workers and other professional.


• Ability to provide good quality written reports on the key issues that arose during the contact that has been supervised.


• Ability to work independently.


• Understanding of safeguarding issues and when these need to be reported to a more senior member of staff.


• Ability to cover contacts in and outside Birmingham.


• Ability to work flexibly.

Requirements

• Qualification in childcare/or equivalent is desirable.


• Minimum substantial work/voluntary/personal experience of direct work with children under 10 years.


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  Hold a current driving licence.

  
  


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  Have sole use of a car for work purposes.

  
  


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  Available to work flexibly

  
  

If interested, please submit CV and call Varsha on 02036913890 between 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri) for more details.