Family Services Practitioner: Children, Families and Young People 0-19
- Employer
- Cardinal Hume Centre
- Location
- City of Westminster, London (Greater)
- Salary
- £32,642 per annum
- Closing date
- 31 Oct 2024
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Housing support, Family support
- Sector
- Central government / Government agency, Housing, Local authority central children's services, Young Adults, Families
At the Cardinal Hume Centre, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to live a full life, but we know that homelessness and poverty can wreck that potential. Too often homelessness at a young age is repeated and compounded in later years. Our renewed vision is to increase our focus on young people, children and their families. To value every individual, nurture their potential and help people thrive.
We are looking to recruit a Family Services Practitioner to assist with the provision of our whole family and to support parents and children in our family service through a mixture of outreach support and the delivery of a range of learning and play activities. This is an exciting role in our Family Services team that will plan and support safe, creative, inclusive, and appropriate play and learning opportunities and assist in the planning and provision of practical help and emotional support to families experiencing short- or long-term housing and/or financial insecurity. The role is pivotal in reaching the Centre’s goal of helping children and families achieve improved long-term outcomes, greater resilience, and wellbeing.
Please note that this role requires flexibility to allow for changes to the weekly rota to meet the needs of our clients. The Family Centre is open on Saturdays and will require some Saturday working. The work pattern rotates from Tuesday – Saturday or Monday – Friday.
Please refer to the job description for further information on the link below: visit Jobs | Cardinal Hume Centre
If you have any questions or would like to have a confidential discussion regarding the role please contact our HR Advisor, Tara Glazik at recruitment@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk
In your cv and cover letter, please outline how you meet the requirements of the role, why you would like to work for us and what about your previous experience makes you suitable for this role. You must account for any gaps in your employment history.
The Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We are always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us and help improve the lives of homeless young people, insecurely housed families and their children. We particularly want to encourage people from under-represented groups in the not-for-profit sector to step forward and apply to work with us. We require our staff to recognise the valuable role that volunteers play in the work of the Centre and to welcome and support volunteers with whom they work.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We require job applicants, staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration. This role requires an enhanced DBS check plus children’s barred list. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor visas.
Benefits
26 days’ leave rising to 28 days’ leave after two years’ service (pro rata for part time staff) Discretionary wellbeing and celebratory days Access to Blue Light Card discounts Pension: stakeholder pension scheme and we will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%. Life assurance cover (after probation passed) Season ticket loan Training and development opportunities How to apply
Send your cv and cover letter to recruitment@cardinalhumecentre.org.uk
Closing date for applications: Thursday 31st October at 9am
Interviews: w/c 11th November
Please note that a test will form part of the interview, if you are shortlisted details will be provided to you in advance of the interview.
If you’ve not heard from us three weeks after the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
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