Sessional Support Worker

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Job reference REQ00486 Date posted 08/05/2025 Application closing date Blank Location Anglia Salary Blank Package Blank Contractual hours Blank Basis Sessional Job category/type Blank Attachments Blank

Sessional Support Worker

Job Title:Casual Support Worker (Sessional)

Salary:£16.22 per hour

Working Pattern:every Saturday, but with flexibility to include evenings and weekends.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Casual Support Worker to join the team at Nexus Fostering on a casual basis. We are looking for a compassionate and caring support worker to be based at our Norwich office, to Cover Norfolk and Suffolk.

The Role

As Support Worker you will help support children and young people in the Nexus 360 Foster Placement. Nexus 360 is a specialist service designed to meet the needs of children/young people who have experienced neglect, trauma and rejection.

As Support Worker you will be providing one to one support to the children/young people within the community, such as leisure activities or at school. You will work closely with the Supervising Social Worker to support the foster carers and encourage the child/young person’s engagement with their care plan and goals.

This post is for a competent worker to engage in direct, focused work with children – to build positive relationships with the child/young person, to model acceptable behaviour and help the child/young person to trust and feel safe with adults.

For this role, willingness to travel and use of a car is essential as the successful applicant will be required to support foster carers and visit placements across Norfolk & Suffolk

What we’re looking for…

• A Qualification in Child care/youth/community work is required
• Willing to work flexible hours, including non-office hours and at weekends
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle for work purposes
• Willing to undertake an enhanced DBS
• Experience working with children with complex behaviours
• An understanding of challenging behaviours and trauma
• A good understanding of the needs of looked after children
• Share a commitment to Equal Opportunities in all work practices and to improving the lives of Looked After Children.

Everyone is welcome

Diversity and inclusion are the principles for how we build our teams and Nexus Fostering strives to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are valued and celebrated. We want a workforce which represents the communities we serve and work, to ensure no applicant or employee is treated unfairly on the basis of race, gender, age, disability, religion or identity. We recognise and value the individual differences and contributions of all employees and believe that by working together we can achieve equality for all.

*Nexus Fostering is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and vulnerable people in our care. Successful applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.

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