Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC621006
Salary Range: £26,918 - £29,616 per annum
Work Location: Dame Mary Fagan House, Basingstoke
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 11 May 2025
The Role:
We are pleased to offer a full-time opportunity for a Family Time Supervisor within our Family Time Service.
This role offers a unique chance to gain experience and develop skills in a supportive and dynamic environment. You will be responsible for providing safe, meaningful supervised contact for children who are in the care of Hampshire. The children could be aged from birth to in their teens. Contacts could be in a Hampshire County Council building (mainly Dame Mary Fagan House in Basingstoke, but also Beech Hurst in Andover) or out in the community. For example, some children can visit a library, go shopping, bowling. Once at the venue, the Contact Supervisor would observe the contact whilst taking notes. When contact is complete, the child is returned to their Foster Carer or at times placement. The Contact Supervisor would then complete a report which could be used for court purposes in the future if required.
Please note, you will be expected to work flexibly and may be asked to work early mornings or later evenings, and 1 in 4 Saturdays to support family needs. You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire (and the Isle of Wight or other local authority), and it is essential that you have a current drivers’ licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.
For this role, you need to be experienced in working with children and families in need, plus the ability to develop effective relationships with children, their carers and other professionals. Knowledge of child development and safeguarding is essential. You also need the ability to work flexibly around allocated finishing time to transport children.
What can we offer in return? We believe in rewarding our staff for their commitment to delivering essential public services with competitive salary and an extensive range of benefits.
Vetting Requirements:
This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
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