Support Worker - Children and Young People with Disabilities

Support Worker - Children and Young People with Disabilities

Permanent, Full Time

£24,395 to £31,131 Per Annum

Location: Harlow

Closing Date: Tuesday 24th September 2024 at 11.59pm

As a highly autonomous, community base Support Worker you will be working in family homes and community settings with the option to complete administrative work at home or in our office conveniently located in Harlow, by Harlow Town train station.

You will be expected to be in the office for some meetings, to collaborate with other workers and as required by business need. When you are in the office free parking spaces are provided at the office.

Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!

Why work with us?

• Free parking at our Harlow office, plus mileage and parking expenses for business journeys.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• 37 hour working week. Monday to Friday and with autonomous working you will set your own meetings / manage your own diary arrangements offering a fantastic work / life balance.
• Local Authority Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
• Use your skills to make a difference to the lives of children and families who experience difficulties and inequalities
• Work for a high performing team with great team morale and friendly, helpful, and supportive colleagues.
• Access high quality training and development to help develop your career within the child and family sector.
• Continuous Service - Joining us from another local authority? Then you could benefit from bringing your time served and benefits with you.

The role - overview:

The purpose of this role is to work within frontline Children and Young People with Disabilities (CYPWD) teams to support the delivery of effective Children's Social Work. The CYPWD team provides a comprehensive service offer to CYPWD aged 0-15 and 16+ through delivery of outcome focused; timely, targeted work.

The postholder will undertake a range of activities directly with children, young people with additional needs, complex learning and/or physical disabilities, and Autism. Support will be centred on managing behaviour, promoting communication, developing independence skills, and understanding children's wishes and feelings via direct work activities. Work will also be undertaken with parents to support them in their caring role.

The work can be complex, demanding, and emotionally challenging and the postholder is required to work with dedication and resilience.

About you:

• Significant practical experience building strong, effective relationships with children, young people, and families in times of challenge and crisis.
• Experience of using positive based behaviour management strategies.
• Experience of undertaking direct, activity-based work with children, young people, and families.
• Educated to NVQ/BTEC Level 3 or equivalent level or equivalent by experience in relevant area e.g., Domestic Abuse, Substance Misuse, Education, Mental Health, Parenting etc.

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 3rd October 2024 at our Harlow Office.