Sessional Contact Supervisors

About the Role The London Borough of Sutton is committed to providing their Looked After Children with high quality and consistent contact. In order to achieve this we are recruiting sessional contact supervisors who will be based at Sutton Family Centre, where they will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, that provide a wide range of services for young children and their families.We are looking for a Sessional Contact Workers, to superivise contact between children and their Families, who are involved with our service. This post will be based at Sutton Family Centre and will be responsible for the co ordination of contact sessions, recording of these sessions and providing parenting feedback. To that end you will provide a formal supervised contact service that will oversee contact and work alone side social workers to contribute towards parenting assessments.Contact Supervisors need apply the principles of restorative practice within their work with children and families.This will involve working directly with children and families.Primarily needed for after school sessions: Weekdays between 3:30pm-5:30pm, some sessions 9am-12 & 1pm-3.30pm, School holidays and sometimes Saturday Mornings. About Us This post will be based within our Court Proceedings and Adoption Service and you will deliver a critical front facing service that supports the effective delivery of the right services at the right time for our children, young people and their families. You will recieve training, support and regualr supervision and work within a supportive team. About You As a contact supervisor you will be responsible for supervising and supporting direct contact between children, their parents/carers and extended family members, ensuring the needs of the child are met and that the contact is a safe and positive experience for the child and its family. You will also have the opportunity to assist parents develop their parenting skills within the realms of contact.You will need to have experience of working directly with children and parents, have the ability to implement contact plans, have effective communication skills and be able to work within the child protection framework. You will be directly observing contact between children and their families and must be able to record that session Contact to a high standard. Contact sessions can take place at different venues in the borough and in the community and therefore there is an expectation of some travel. Our Offer To You As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps. Our Flexible Working - Smarter Working Scheme embraces new ways of working. It provides improved work life balance for our staff as it allows staff to work from a variety of locations and staff are not required to work within the office 5 days a week.Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)Three volunteering days per year in SuttonComprehensive learning and development programmeLocal and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activitiesInterest free season ticket loansLocal Government Pension SchemeCar parking schemeBicycle loan facilities and cycle to work schemeZip car schemeFree eye tests and contribution towards glassesConfidential wellbeing and counselling supportSubsidised gym membership