Outreach Worker

Location

Kenilworth, Warwickshire | United Kingdom

Job description

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnicities and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Role: Outreach Worker

Salary: £21,300 per annum pro rata.

Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire

Contract/Hours: Permanent Part-Time 16 hours per week (Predominantly working Evenings and Weekends to cover the needs of the service)

Closing Date:

Benefits:

• Basic annual leave of 29 days PLUS bank holidays (Pro rata).
• Up to 5 more days leave for continuous service PLUS the option to buy another 5 days every year! (Pro rata).
• Gain professional qualifications with excellent training, and development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution. Staff discount portal with your favourite brands.
• Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 discounts from national retailers.

Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Why Action for Children?

Action for Children is one of the UK's largest children's charities. We believe that every child should have a safe and happy childhood. Last year, we helped more than 671,000 children and families across the UK. We work to ensure their voices are heard, and campaign to bring lasting change to their lives.

At Action for Children, we pride ourselves in being collaborative and inclusive. Are you passionate about changing the lives of children and young people to give them the best possible future?

A bit about the role:

Warwickshire Disability is a registered Children's Home offering residential overnight short breaks for children and young people with severe learning disabilities and complex needs. Our extremely dedicated and professional staff team work in a sensitive and caring way to support disabled children to remain living with their families.

We are looking for an Outreach Worker to work in the community of the county Warwickshire, providing support and care to children in their own homes. The hours will be evenings and regular weekends so you will need to be flexible in your attitude to working hours.

You will assist families where there is a child with a physical and/or leaning disability to achieve a normal life pattern and reduce the isolation of the child or young person by enabling them to access and participate in local community services.

How you'll help to create brighter futures .

• Providing a high-quality service to children, young people, and their families.
• Communicate appropriately with services users, their families, colleagues, other agencies, and professionals.
• Escort the child on social activities or outings.
• Oversee and assess the development and behaviour of children and young people and contribute to the prevention of challenging behaviour.
• To be involved in sensitive and safe, lifting and handling of disabled children and young people.
• Providing personal care respecting the privacy and dignity of disabled children/young people.
• To administer medication.
• To appropriately use equipment, and furnishings with reference to health and safety regulations and undertake risk assessments.
• To undertake a relevant NVQ in Care Level 2 or Level 3.

Let's talk about you.

• NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in a related field
• Experience of working in a health, early years, or social care setting.
• Experience of working as part of a team or as an individual to deliver a frontline service.
• Ability to undertake home site visits.
• Ability to engage and work with children, young people and their families, demonstrating a range of communication skills.
• Access to transport is essential to be able to travel between homes in remote locations on a regular basis.

If you want to make a real difference to the lives of disabled children and young people, why not apply to join our great team!

Good to know.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

Application Process: There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Interviews will take place in person at Warwickshire Disability in Kenilworth.

Please note: If we receive a high number of applications, we may close this advert earlier.

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