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Vacancy: Full-Time Support Worker
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Vacancy: Full-Time Support Worker

We’re looking for a compassionate, organised and values-driven individual to join Foster Care Values as a Support Worker.


Job Title: Support Worker

Responsible to: General Manager

Salary: £27,936.57


Overall Purpose/Aim:

To provide a support role for children/young people placed with FCV foster carers.

To provide general administrative support to the agency.


Core Tasks


Support Work

  • To complete tasks involving the support of carers and young people

  • To complete the administrative tasks linked to support sessions

  • To organise holiday activities for looked after children and children who foster.

  • To provide regular consultations with young people and carers


Administration and Business Information Systems

  • Provide guidance and support to staff members on matters relating to the database

  • Assist the General Manager with internal audits and inspections

  • To assist with the co-ordination of building maintenance where necessary

  • Assist the General Manager to ensure compliance with security and confidentiality

  • procedures

  • To assist with the archiving of carer and children’s files and confidential waste of sensitive information

  • Ensure the company has appropriate printing, stationary and basic office supplies with cost effective procurement


Working in partnerships

  • Attend and participate at team meetings as required

  • Demonstrate a commitment to further professional development and support and contribute to the learning of colleagues, carers and students

  • Present a professional image of the company at all times to all stakeholders and customers


Additional Duties

  • The post holder will be expected to demonstrate that FCV’s Values are at the centre of all they do

  • The post holder will be expected to undertake training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post

  • The post holder will be expected to ensure to comply with Equal Opportunities Policy and Procedure in all employment practices

  • The post holder will be expected to comply with the no smoking policy in place and ensure that Health & Safety is observed in the course of employment

  • Ensuring compliance with safeguarding procedures, throughout all work within the

  • Company, keeping the Registered Manager informed of work in progress and inform a Senior Manager immediately of any child protection matter or serious complaint

  • Adhere to the principles of the Data Protection Act

  • The post holder will work flexible hours which will include occasional weekends and evenings


It is the nature of work of Foster Care Values that tasks and responsibilities are, in many

circumstances, unpredictable and varied. All staff are, therefore, expected to work in a flexible way when the occasion arises where tasks are not specifically covered in the Job Description and have to be undertaken.


You will be required to consent to and apply for a standard/enhanced DBS Check at intervals during your employment in this post and any offer of employment is provisional and conditional on the satisfactory outcome of the DBS Check. This is because this role involves access to children and young people and/or sensitive data. As FCV is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 it will be provided with details of all convictions (even those considered as spent), cautions, bind-overs or other non-conviction information being shown on the Disclosure Certificate. In the future those occupying certain positions may also be required to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority/Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme or equivalent body. Further Information will be made available in due course


Apply



To apply, send your completed application form to tracey.young@fostercarevalues.com by 11.04.25.

Interviews will be held 15.04.25.

 
 
 
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