Contact Supervision Worker (Children Service)

Responsibilities\\n\\nTo collect and safely transport children from their placement to the contact venue and return them when the contact has concluded\\nTo supervise the contact between the children and their parents and ensure that contact requirements and procedures are followed\\nTo provide a written report on the required template on how the contact has proceeded\\nTo report any safeguarding concerns that arose during the contact to the Contact Manager and the allocated social worker.\\nTo assist with the service duty arrangements\\nTo use various computer applications as required.\\nTo ensure contact rooms are kept tidy and conform with Health and Safety requirements.\\nTo attend training sessions as and when required.\\nTo carry out any other duties that fall within the scope of the job and the grading. \\n\\nSkills and Abilities\\n\\nAbility to communicate with children.\\nUnderstanding of car safety legislation when transporting children.\\nAbility to form a working relationship with parents whose children are in care.\\nAbility to form working relationships with foster carers, social workers and other professional.\\nAbility to provide good quality written reports on the key issues that arose during the contact that has been supervised.\\nAbility to work independently.\\nUnderstanding of safeguarding issues and when these need to be reported to a more senior member of staff.\\nAbility to cover contacts in and outside Birmingham.\\nAbility to work flexibly. \\n\\nRequirements\\n\\nQualification in childcare/or equivalent is desirable.\\nMinimum substantial work/voluntary/personal experience of direct work with children under 10 years.\\nHold a current driving licence.\\n\\nMus thave sole use of a car for work purposes.\\n\\nAvailable to work flexibly\\n\\nIf interested, please submit CV and call Varsha on (phone number removed) between 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri) for more details