Job Description

Join Hopespring and become a Family Assessment Centre Support Worker and start working towards an incredible future!

The Service

Hopespring Residential Family Assessment Centre is based in Sunderland, providing expert parenting capacity assessments for parent/s, babies, and children.

Our primary purpose will be to provide expert parenting capacity assessment. However, we also believe that our service should exist to provide a safe, secure and welcoming home that builds confidence and equips parents with all the necessary skills to parent safely and independently wherever possible. Throughout the day, families will benefit from receiving 1-to-1 support from designated key workers, while also having access to shared advice, group learning and social activities and practical support throughout the night

As with all our services, our assessment home will be therapeutically led in the delivery of any interventions, assessments, and practical parenting programmes. We take great pride in delivering outstanding outcomes and, as such, families will benefit from a wide range of courses delivered by a multidisciplinary team including our Speech & Language Therapist, consulting Psychiatrist and Health Psychologist, among others.

All our bedrooms are ensuite and will offer a relaxed and well-equipped space that includes all the furnishings expected within a home environment. Families will also have access to a large kitchen, several communal and therapeutic spaces, and areas that can be booked to facilitate meetings or family visits.

Externally, families will benefit from being closely located to a park, the beach and local town, offering natural opportunities for families to develop skills and thrive both inside the home and out in the community.

The Role

You will be providing direct support to families as required and provide advice and guidance to parents on areas such as the personal care of a baby and the importance of structure and routine.

Under the guidance of colleagues, you will practice systemic thinking and utilise goal-based planning to facilitate and support a positive experience for babies/children and their parents and work positively and effectively with relatives, advocates and others involved with Service Users.

As a Family Assessment Centre Support Worker, you will exercise vigilance in respect of Health and Safety and promptly report all hazards and/or remedying them where appropriate and participate in team meetings, supervisions and annual reviews in accordance with Company policy and the standards set by the Regulatory Body.
You will maintain a caring, confidential, and culturally sensitive service through always adopting high personal standards at all times.

This is a shift-based role and you will be required to work a rota covering days, nights and sleep-ins to ensure the service is staffed at all times.

These are the normal duties which the employer requires at the date of appointment.

However, it is necessary for all staff to be flexible and all employees may be required from time to time to perform other duties as may be required by the employer for the efficient running of the organisation.

Why join Hopespring?

Extensive training Career development Professional support network Pension Access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS.

Application Process

Candidates will need to fill in an application form to be considered. Please register interest in the advert or send an email to recruitment @ hopespringcharity [dot] org to request one. Please quote the reference FACSW in your email.

Once all applications have been reviewed, we will shortlist for interviews. Further information will be provided prior to attending an interview.

Please note: We are unable to sponsor right to work visas

Job Type: Zero hours contract

Pay: 12.50 per hour

Application question(s):

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Experience:

working with young people & vulnerable adults: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person