We are looking for a dedicated and reliable Contact Supervision Worker, within the Social Care & Health Non-Qualified that can demonstrate the below responsibilities:

Scope and Purpose of Role:

- Transporting and supervising children and young people in care for contact with their parents, carers or others as identified in the care plan.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

- To collect and safely transport children from their placement to the contact venue and return them when the contact has concluded

- To supervise the contact between the children and their parents and ensure that contact requirements and procedures are followed

- To provide a written report on the required template on how the contact has proceeded

- To report any safeguarding concerns that arose during the contact to the Contact Manager and the allocated social worker.

- To assist with the service duty arrangements

- To use various computer applications as required

- To ensure contact rooms are kept tidy and conform with Health and Safety requirements

- To attend training sessions as and when required

- To carry out any other duties that fall within the scope of the job and the grading

Supervision Received:

Supervising Officer Job Title

- Contact Coordinator

Level of Supervision:

- Regularly supervised with work checked by supervisor

Supervision Given: (excludes those who are indirectly supervised i.e. through others).

- N/A

Special Conditions:

- This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

- A Disclosure and Barring Services/ISA checks will be undertaken

Birmingham Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment

Observance of the Birmingham Children's Trust Equal Opportunities Policy will be required.

About us:

Birmingham Children's Trust employs circa. 1,900 staff and has an operating budget of approx £200m per annum.

* Local population: 1,100,000.

* 32.4% of children are living in poverty (against an England average of 20%)

* Infant mortality is significantly higher than the average (in Birmingham it is 6.7 per 1,000 live births compared to the England average of 4.1 per 1,000)

Our Vision for Birmingham Children's Trust

'Working Together to make Birmingham the greatest city to grow up in'

The sole purpose of Birmingham Children's Trust is to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the city, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the city and its services.

'We give our best, so young people achieve their best'

Our Values:

ONE TEAM

ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

QUALITY AND INNOVATION

RELATIONSHIPS

HIGH SUPPORT HIGH CHALLENGE

Birmingham Children's Trust Leadership team comprises four Executive Directors; Chief Executive, Director of Practice, Director of Commissioning & Corporate Parenting and Director of Finance & Resources who are responsible for leading and managing the Trust to be an autonomous and high performing organisation, ensuring services are aligned to deliver the Trust's strategic objectives, business plan and for providing expert advice to the Board.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Birmingham Children's Trust as we celebrate our GOOD Ofsted status which we are immensely proud of