Community Children's Worker, Fort William
- Location:
- Camaghael Hostel Camaghael Fort William, PH33 7NE
- Salary:
- £29,047 - £32,359 per year
- Contract Type:
- Permanent
- Position Type:
- Full Time
- Hours:
- 35 hours per week
Job Description
Post Title: Community Children's Worker
Location: Fort William
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £29,047 - £32,359 p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Denise Cameron E-mail: denise.cameron@highland.gov.uk
Job Purpose:
- Family Teams deliver universal and additional health, social care and child protection services for children in the context of the Highland Practice Model. Teams are multi-disciplinary with an ethos of collaborative practice – within the team and with children, young people, parents and carers. The teams work in communities with partner services within associated school groups and across the Highland area. The work of the team is directed and supervised by Practice.Leads in related areas of work, Early Years, School Years and Care & Protection.
- As a key member of the Integrated Team, the Community Children’s Worker will report to the Practice Lead (Care & Protection) to contribute to the delivery of services to children and young people at risk of significant harm, who may be in need of compulsory measures, who are looked after, or who have other needs.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: 01955 608279 (24 hour voicemail) quoting post the reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by e-mail, unless otherwise stated. Please check your e-mails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
Experience in working with children and families who have additional needs or are vulnerable and/or in crisis.
Experience of planning strategies to support children and young people with challenging behaviour.
Experience of planning strategies to support families in need.