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Parent and Child Support Worker - Fixed Term
Compass Fostering
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3.1
Sowerby Bridge HX6
£27,976 - £28,600 a year
Permanent, Full-time
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£27,976 - £28,600 a year
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Permanent, Full-time
Sowerby Bridge HX6

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About The Role

Are you a Life Changer? Do you want to lean in and transform the life of a child?

Compass Community puts children first through our therapeutic, innovative approach. Integrity, Courage and Care shape how we work. We listen deeply, challenge each other and fixing what needs fixing, together.

This is the work. And we’d like you to be part of it.


We are looking for 12 month Fixed-Term Parent and Child Support Workers for a 7-bedroom Residential Family Assessment Centre in Sowerby Bridge. This will be a busy and challenging role and therefore you will have commitment and dedication to providing high quality support to family and staff in line with OFSTED regulations. You will also be required to have excellent safeguarding standards and a strong ethos of providing effective support to families to achieve positive outcomes.

As a Parent and Child Support Worker you will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide support to Parent & Child placements in a residential setting. You will provide one-to-one support to Parent and Child families in accordance with their individual care plan, which will include encouraging the development of life skills and independence along with safe and appropriate childcare skills.

Find out more about our incredible centre at: Haylen Lodge | Compass Family Assessments

Essential Skills, Knowledge, and Requirements:

  • At last 2 years’ experience of working in a Children’s Residential, Early Years or Children’s Social Care setting.
  • Level 3 – Health & Social Care (Child/Young People or Parent & Child)
  • Good knowledge and experience of safeguarding and working with complex families
    • Ability to communicate effectively in complex or challenging situations with families

Preferable Skills and Knowledge:

Experience of partnership working with families and external agencies, preferably in a Safeguarding or Looked after Children’s Teams.

    What We Can Offer You:

    • Discounts & Awards - Access to our health and wellbeing support platform. Receive cashback for various medical and wellbeing appointments and treatments with our MediCash scheme, as well as the chance to win up to £150 in vouchers every month from our REACH Awards.
    • Life Assurance Scheme - 3 x annual salary after successful completion of your probation review.
    • Health and Wellbeing Day – Additional day’s leave to support your mental health.
    • Increased Holiday - 224 hours holiday increasing gradually to 248 hours after 4 years’ service.

    Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicants will be offered a role subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

    Compass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.

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