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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us click here.
Casual Outreach Worker - Parenting & Youth
Join a Good Team with Great Ambition
At Achieving for Children, our Windsor and Maidenhead Children’s Services are rated Good by Ofsted, and we’re proud of the impact our teams make every day. We’re committed to creating the conditions for success manageable caseloads, flexible working, and clear career pathways.
Join us as we continue to build on strong foundations and work towards becoming truly outstanding for our children, our families and our people.
This post will be based in our Families Together team which is our edge of care and reunification service, supporting children to live with family wherever possible. The Families Together Team is part of the Family Hub Service which brings together a range of services that focuses provision on targeted support to our most vulnerable children, young people and families.
Basic starting hourly rate £14.75 plus a top up paid annual leave contribution (instead of annual leave days)
About the role
As an Outreach Worker you will be providing 1-to-1 support to children, young people and families in their own homes and in the community outside of business hours in evenings and weekends. These clients could be experiencing social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, need support around life skills or at risk of going into care proceedings.
This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who have flexible hours and would like to work in a challenging yet rewarding role. You will be delivering respite and positive activity interventions alone in the community with young people and/or delivering parenting support in the family home where risks may be present e.g substance misuse, parents who struggle to manage their emotions, particularly if/when challenged.
The role will require you to follow the young persons / parents’ risk assessment and respond to any risks that arise during sessions ensuring all procedures are followed. Key examples of risks: running away, threatening or aggressive behaviour, in some cases, particularly where exploitation is a concern e.g young person could be followed/approached by others whilst out.
As a Outreach Worker you will independently support children and young people with SEND, some may display high levels of challenging and impulsive behaviour that would require forward planning, quick thinking and confidence to carry out appropriate support.
If you wish to have an informal discussion about this role please contact the hiring manager Tiffany Nasrallah on tiffany.nasrallah@achievingforchildren.org.uk
About you
We are looking for a successful candidate with the qualities below:
- Educated to degree level with preference for a relevant professional qualification in working with children or young people, youth work or equivalent experience in working with young people or parents
- Experience of working with young people who display challenging behaviour and experience managing & reporting safeguarding incidents
- Experience of offering support to parents or doing parenting work and working alone in the community and holding strong personal boundaries
- Advocating for the voices of those we are working with.
- Experience of keeping and maintaining accurate records (in accordance with local policy) and experience in inspiring and encouraging young people to engage in positive activities
- Ability to work as part of an effective, flexible and supportive team and willing to work unsociable hours - mostly evenings and weekends
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as competitive pay and all the perks to enable hybrid working.
- Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
- Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS Pension)
- Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
