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Supervised Contact Officer (Part-Time)- Ref CH21019

Employer
Walsall Council
Location
Fallings Heath, Walsall Road, Wednesbury WS10 9SH
Salary
G5 £20,143 to £23,600 per annum (pro-rata to hours)
Closing date
26 Jun 2019
Reference
WALS000004018

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Sector
Local Councils
Job Type
Childcare, Social care
Contract Type
Part time permanent
Working Pattern
Part Time
Hours
Part-Time

Job Details

Supervised Contact Officer (Part-Time)- Ref CH21019

G5 £20,143 to £23,600 per annum  (pro-rata to hours)

The Supervised Contact Service is looking to recruit a part time permanent Contact Officer (18.5 hrs pw)

The Supervised Contact Service forms part of the Safeguarding Social Work teams, allowing for close working relationship with social work colleagues. 

The successful candidate’s will be part of a busy team within Walsall Council offering high quality contact for children, who are looked after by the Local Authority, and their families. We use a number of venues for the supervised contact and occasionally the contact may take place within the family home or within the community. 

Do you have experience working with and have the ability to undertake direct work with children and families, in a variety of roles, are you committed to continuous improvement; people focused and have a ‘can-do’ attitude. Are you flexible in your approach and working hours? And do you hold an NVQ 3 (or higher) in Social Care or the equivalent relevant health, education, early years or social care qualification/experience. 

You will work under the guidance of a managers and case-holding social workers, providing support tailored to the needs of the family. We currently have a number of full and part time vacancies available, this is an exciting time to join the service and we welcome all interested applicants. 

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers.  The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

For further enquires please contact Joanne Greenway 01922 652680 

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th June 2019

 Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people. 

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Telephone
01922 650000
Location
Civic Centre
Darwall Street
Walsall
West Midlands
WS1 1TP
United Kingdom

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