Family Support Assistant
Family Work

Salary: Grade D Scp 6 £19,171 to Scp 11 £21,166 per annum pro rata (Plus essential car user allowance and 7% enhancement for unsociable hours and weekend working) 
Hours: 20 Hours per week (5/7 per week on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent

The Role:
BRIDGES Family Support Team, which supports disabled children and their families, has two x 20 hr Permanent Family Support Assistant posts available .

Family Support Assistants are a vital part of the team providing practical and personal support to disabled children. This  may be in their own homes or enabling them to get out and about.  You will be committed to helping families meet the needs of the young people in their care and, if not experienced or qualified, willing to undertake training.

About You:
You will be a highly motived individual, comfortable working within a team or by yourself, caring for disabled children and young people.  

You will be committed and passionate about providing high quality, person centred practical, emotional and social support to the children in your care.  

You won’t be expected to know “everything”, but you must want to work alongside our children and families and be willing to learn from them, our team members and by undertaking formal training.  

You will care about what you do and want to provide the highest quality care and experience you can.  

This means that you will be working flexibly according to the assessed needs of families.  This includes some weekend work and both early morning and late evening shifts.

About Us:
Bridges Family Support Team is unique! It’s a fabulous team with outstanding outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families. Rated “OUTSTANDING” (2018 CQC Inspection)

You will be operating within the wider Short Break Care team, meeting the assessed needs of disabled children and their families across Bolton. This is a team with a strong ethos of person-centred planning, responding to individual needs of each child. Hours of work vary from person to person according to need, and team members pride themselves on their flexibility.

All posts involve some weekend working, and you will be required to work some early mornings and also evenings.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A DBS check is therefore required for this post.  

 This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

For more information and to see if you are suitable for the post please see the Job Description/Person Specification, Privacy Notice and Right to Work Document.  Please note that this position requires a DBS Check.


Location
Castle Hill Centre
Vacancy Description
 
Salary: Grade D Scp 6 £19,171 to Scp 11 £21,166 per annum pro rata (Plus essential car user allowance and 7% enhancement for unsociable hours and weekend working) 
Hours: 20 Hours per week (5/7 per week on a rota basis)
Contract: Permanent

The Role:
BRIDGES Family Support Team, which supports disabled children and their families, has two x 20 hr Permanent Family Support Assistant posts available .

Family Support Assistants are a vital part of the team providing practical and personal support to disabled children. This  may be in their own homes or enabling them to get out and about.  You will be committed to helping families meet the needs of the young people in their care and, if not experienced or qualified, willing to undertake training.

About You:
You will be a highly motived individual, comfortable working within a team or by yourself, caring for disabled children and young people.  

You will be committed and passionate about providing high quality, person centred practical, emotional and social support to the children in your care.  

You won’t be expected to know “everything”, but you must want to work alongside our children and families and be willing to learn from them, our team members and by undertaking formal training.  

You will care about what you do and want to provide the highest quality care and experience you can.  

This means that you will be working flexibly according to the assessed needs of families.  This includes some weekend work and both early morning and late evening shifts.

About Us:
Bridges Family Support Team is unique! It’s a fabulous team with outstanding outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families. Rated “OUTSTANDING” (2018 CQC Inspection)

You will be operating within the wider Short Break Care team, meeting the assessed needs of disabled children and their families across Bolton. This is a team with a strong ethos of person-centred planning, responding to individual needs of each child. Hours of work vary from person to person according to need, and team members pride themselves on their flexibility.

All posts involve some weekend working, and you will be required to work some early mornings and also evenings.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A DBS check is therefore required for this post.  

 This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.

For more information and to see if you are suitable for the post please see the Job Description/Person Specification, Privacy Notice and Right to Work Document.  Please note that this position requires a DBS Check.