Family Support Worker

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Job description

Family Support Worker - Family Community Teams

Working Pattern: Full-time, 37 hours

Location: Bulwell Riverside

To work within an integrated framework to support vulnerable children, young people and families to improve their social, physical and emotional well-being, and to take responsibility for direct and therapeutic interventions, including work with those who may be resistant to engage.

To support parents and carers in over-coming barriers to help them meet the needs of their children.

To deliver and co-facilitate a range of evidenced based programmes and group work in partnership with internal and external colleagues in order to support parents and carers.

To engage with children, young people, and families, using a holistic approach to include them in planning, decision making and goal setting.

To empower children, young people and families to contribute to the development of the service through evaluation, consultation, and feedback of services provided.

Knowledge:

Sound knowledge of safeguarding issues and experience of applying legislation and policy and procedure to practice, including the relevant assessment framework and integrated working.

A practical knowledge and understanding of child development and the needs of children, young people, and families.

Knowledge and understanding of multi-agency & partnership working and the variety of services available to families.

Knowledge of different theories, models and approaches to working with children and families and experience of applying
these to practice.

Understanding of the City Council and its strategic aims.

Experience:

Experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and adults, from a variety of backgrounds, in an outcome
focused way.

Experience of supporting children, young people and families to manage change.

Experience of working in partnership with children, young people, families and communities to shape and enhance
service provision.

Experience of effectively using a range of preventative and early intervention theories and models when working with
children & families to prevent the need for specialist services.

Why work with We do Social Work?

• New Faster Pay service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK

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We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes

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