Family Support Worker (Edge of Care)
Vacancy Details
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Bevan House |
| Region: | North East England |
| Job Type: | Permanent |
| Category: | Social Care – Children Service |
| Date Posted: | 12/07/2024 |
| Reference: | 0000006240 |
Description
CHILDRENS & JOINT COMMISSIONING SERVICES
SOCIAL CARE
SOCIAL CARE FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER (EDGE OF CARE) REF: 107512
Band 7-9 £24,702 - £31,364
Permanent
37 hpw
Children’s & Joint Commissioning Services have a vacancy within the newly created Edge Of Care Team for an experienced Family Support Worker.
You will work alongside Social Workers, other agencies and the family network and you will focus on children and families who require intensive support to prevent placement breakdown and to re-stabilize the family unit.
You will provide a range of interventions to children and families to prevent placement breakdown and to intensively support children and families to prevent and reduce the number of children becoming a child in our care; for example: direct work with parents/children/young people; provision of transport/escorting children; working with families in their homes including assistance with day-to-day living needs, delivering parenting packages, crisis intervention and promoting positive family relationships.
You will also be required to write detailed legible case notes, write reports relative to the position and update the electronic child’s record in a timely manner.
You will have access to your own vehicle and be able to use this vehicle at all times.
In Hartlepool we are committed to providing high quality services to children, young people and their families and offer an excellent working environment valuing supervision, training and opportunities for professional development.
Children Services in Hartlepool prioritizes the wellbeing of staff through a manageable workload, a highly supportive and visible management team, an excellent staff wellbeing at work offer and a very positive culture of support and development.
Our most recent Ofsted ILAC inspection judged us as being “outstanding” regarding the effectiveness of our safeguarding services and outcomes for children and young people and “outstanding” for services to Children In Our Care.
For further information please contact Chris Rooney, Head of Safeguarding, Assessment & Support on 01429 523729
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Closing Date: 28 July 2024, midnight
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