About Us
The Orchards operate within an equal opportunities policy and we ensure that our staff team are committed to the delivery of this policy
Why Join Us?
Our goal to make families and communities better...
We work with families from wide variety of backgrounds with different languages, religious customs, cultures, lifestyles and beliefs. We will ensure that all service users are valued and nurtured, taking into account their culture, language, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age and sexual orientation.
Families Matter to Us...
We value all service users
Children's Well-being Matter...
We promote the importance of the family and other significant people in the lives of children
Outreach Support for families who have successfully completed assessments with a positive outcome.
Families
Communities
Mental Health
Inclusiveness
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Vacancies
We have a dedicated staff team comprising qualified and highly experienced professionals who have worked with children and families in social care settings. Our staff team comprises qualified social workers, family assessment workers (FAW); lead assessor or social workers, registered manager, trainers, domestic violence workers, substance misuse workers and PAMS assessors and IT specialists.
Our Team
Meet the team
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Family Assessment Support Worker
Job Description
- To work closely with Lead Assessor/Social Worker in undertaking court-directed Parenting and Family assessments using the DoH framework and provide high quality observations and analysis of key work sessions with parents.
- To produce and present high-quality reports and other such reports as required and to attend conferences, meetings, and court as necessary.
- To represent the centre’s views at meetings and court relating to direct work and key work sessions undertaken with parents.
- To accompany, supervise and support parents when attending community-based activities and supervised contact
- To promote Equal Opportunities and value diversity, ensuring all work is sensitive to the needs of service users and to challenge and redress discrimination in all its forms within the work of the centre.
- For an informal discussion please feel free to call us on: 07840 091372
Closing Date: XX/XX/2024
Deputy Manager £35k to £40k
Job Description
- We are looking for a Deputy Manager with a view to training the candidate for the Post of Registered Manager within 12 months. We will pay for the relevant Management and Leadership Training. The Deputy Manager will be accountable to and will work alongside the Registered Manager.
- Your role will be focused on working in accordance with the statutory and legislative OFSTED frameworks for Residential Family Centres.
- In addition, you will be responsible for staff supervision, appraisals and quality assurance processes, and support the day to day functioning of the unit.
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Your role will include writing and/or overseeing Court directed reports, assessment/review meetings and approving daily logs.
- You must be suitably qualified with an appropriate Degree in Social Work, at least five to seven years of post-qualifying experience and minimum of two years of management experience in a social care setting.
- Experience in a residential social care setting/residential family centre will be preferable. You must be willing to work towards management/leadership in social care qualification if you do not already have this. The organisation will subsidise this. A competitive salary will be offered, taking into account experience and professional qualifications.
- For an informal discussion please feel free to call us on: 07840 091372
Closing Date: XX/XX/2024
Registered Manager £45k - £48
Job Description
- We are looking for a Registered Manager with a proven track record of managing a residential family centre or children’s home. The Registered Manager will be accountable for the day-to-day management of the Orchards alongside working in accordance with the statutory and legislative OFSTED frameworks for Residential Family Centres.
- In addition, you will be responsible for staff supervision, appraisals and quality assurance processes, and support the day to day functioning of the unit. Your role will include writing and/or overseeing Court directed reports, assessment/review meetings and approving daily logs.
- You must be suitably qualified with an appropriate Degree in Social Work, with over five years of post-qualifying experience and minimum of two years of management experience in a social care setting.
- For an informal discussion please feel free to call us on: 07840 091372
Closing Date: XX/XX/2024
