Job | Full Time

Support Worker for Families and Children with Additional Needs

Ballybeen Women's Centre

35.00

To undertake direct work with children and families to assess their needs and to provide practical help, advice, guidance and monitoring in order to promote the welfare of vulnerable children and children in need.

Salary is £16,404.60 per annum pro rata.  This is a full-time temporary post from September 2017 - 31 March 2018 and thereafter subject to funding.  Post or e-mail employer's application form together with monitoring form by closing date - Wednesday 6 September 2017 at 3.00 pm.  Interviews will be held on Monday 11 September 2017. 

Main Duties

To undertake direct programmes of work with children and families and provide care, attention, advice, guidance and practical assistance in accordance with individual assessments and children in need plans.

To contribute to packages of care for children and their families and to work in partnership with key workers in Ballybeen Women’s Centre’s childcare facilities, Sure Start and other agencies/individuals to promote effective liaison, communication and joint working arrangements.

To contribute to the evaluation and review of needs in individual cases through assessment, observation and monitoring.

To promote independence and empowerment of service users throughout assessment, planning, service delivery, review and decision-making processes.

To encourage and support children to become involved in the programme of activities through one’s own active participation.

To be aware of the child’s needs and level of development to ensure that each child gets the most out of the programmes.

To work as part of a team to regularly review and develop the organisation’s policies and procedures relating to childcare in the interests of continuous quality improvements.

To communicate regularly with parents/carers regarding the needs and progress of their child.

To develop and update an information bank and library of resources on family and children’s issues.

To participate in regular supervision sessions, attend appropriate meetings and participate in relevant training and development activity.

To observe and carry out statutory regulation and procedures, policies and protocols, appropriate to the service area.

Carry out any other duties as deemed appropriate.