Job Title: Keeping In Touch Practitioner
Location: Dorset County Wide
Contract Type: Temporary (3 months)
Salary: £25.62 (UMBRELLA)
Travel expenses - £0.45/mile
Hours: 18.5/week
About Us
Connect2Dorset is a managed service agency owned by Dorset Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.
About the Role
The KIT practitioner's primary role is to supervise keeping in touch sessions whilst Dorset Council are in proceedings with the children and families we are working with.
What is the day-to-day of the role:
- you will maintain succinct and timely records of Keeping in Touch sessions. These records are input into MOSAIC, our computer system for recording
- quickly establishing professional working relationships is essential. You’ll interact with various stakeholders, including families, colleagues, and community members.
- you’ll encounter complex situations and must be adept at managing them effectively.
- the role requires travel between locations, including visits to people’s homes, community settings, and Children’s Centres. All work is subject to ongoing risk assessments and is well supported by the Keeping in Touch management team.
Required Skills and Qualifications
You will:
- have the skills and aptitude to work with young people and their families in a variety of environments; indoors in the family home or a contact centre, in the community in parks or leisure activities
- be dependable and reliable and committed to delivering a high quality services to our children and families.
- you may already be employed in the child care or people work environment.
It is important that you have:
- experience of or a real interest in working with children and young people;
- excellent written and spoken English;
- excellent communication skills
- the potential to build positive professional relationships and earn trust;
- the ability to think creatively and respond to changing situations;
- Energy and patience.
Please review the context statement for more information about the job role and requirements.
Connect2Dorset is a trading style of Dorset & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Dorset Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dorset is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
Job Types: Part-time, Temporary
Contract length: 3 months
Pay: £25.62 per hour
Expected hours: 18.5 per week
Benefits:
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: KIT