Support Worker - Children and Families
Team: Co-Production and Engagement Team
Job Family: Supporting - CBG3
Salary: £22,366 - £22,737 per annum pro rata (Hourly rate £11.60 - £11.79 per hour)
Hours: 0 hours per week, as required by the service
Location: Various locations across BMLK. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month
Contract Type: Hybrid - Fixed Term until 12/08/2026
Closing Date: 7th October 2024
Interview Date: W/C 4th November 2024 - This will take place via Microsoft Teams. This software is free for users. If there is an issue with accessing this technology, we are happy to discuss alternative arrangements prior to the interview.
About the role
The Main objectives of the Support Worker role is to help facilitate the work of the Local offer Information and Engagement Officer’s role in face to face engagement. We require a Support Worker to assist with these practicalities in order to help with enabling independence.
Duties will include (but not limited to):
- Assistance with manual handling of wheelchair
- Assistance throughout engagement duties as required
- Assistance with carrying and setting up of local offer stand
- Any other duties as required by the Officer
Bespoke training in the client’s particular requirements will be provided
The Team
The Co-production & Engagement Team sit within The Education, SEND and Inclusion Directorate, within The Children & Families Service. The team work to ensure that co-production is central to improving SEND services. The team is also responsible for maintaining and developing the Local Offer Website. The Local Offer Information & Engagement Officer has responsibility for the engagement and education of stakeholders about the content of the local offer website and this is done virtually as well providing regular face to face engagement across children’s centres, libraries, school coffee mornings in Central Bedfordshire as well as specific occasional events across BMLK locality.
We are looking for
A positive like minded Support Worker who can assist with general support , ensuring that our Local Offer Engagement Officer is able to complete their face to face duties.
In Children and Families Services, we are dedicated to providing the best possible service to our community , and have won a number of achievements to reflect our hard work. You can view a list of these on our website
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Steph Phillips , Co-production & Engagament Lead at stephanie.phillips@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or Anita Stronge , Local Offer Information & Engagement officer at anita.stronge@centralbedfordshire.go.uk or call 0300 300 4298
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council