Community Family Worker

East Sussex County Council; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

East Sussex County Council is advertising a Community Family Worker to join the Children We Care For - Family Time Service in Hailsham, East Sussex. The role involves working with families to promote reunification, with a focus on building positive relationships and supporting children looked after in East Sussex.

The successful candidate will be empathic, well-organised and capable of managing time and IT tasks, with clear professional boundaries.

Qualifications

• Have knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Have ability to drive across the county, including transport of children as contracted car user
• Have experience of direct work with parents and children, for example, youth work, nurseries etc.
• Able to make decisions under pressure
• Have excellent time management and IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Support families to develop written agreements under Children’s Services policy.
• Promote positive relationships between children and birth families during assessment period.
• Encourage play, healthy eating and respectful boundaries in interventions.
• Communicate clearly and maintain professional boundaries with families.

Skills

Empathetic listening

Time management

Driving

IT skills

Job description

Job Description

Do you want to make a positive difference to children’s lives? Are you empathic, organised, kind and assertive? If you have answered 'yes', you might be suited to the role of Community Family Worker.

The Children We Care For- Family Time Service offers reunification family support and supervised contact for children looked after in East Sussex.

We are pleased to advertise for a Community Family Worker (CFW) to join our large and busy service. The countywide teams are based in Newhaven, Hailsham and Hastings. We have one vacancy for a Community Family Worker in Hailsham, East Sussex.

The successful candidates will be a warm and motivated individuals with clear professional boundaries and the capacity to work with families to written agreements under Children's Services policy and protocol. Community Family Work is at times challenging and sometimes requires emotional resilience therefore our new colleagues will need to be a great communicators, empathic listeners and flexible problem-solvers. CFWs must have excellent time management skills. This is an essential car user position. A good standard of written English and IT skills is essential.

This is an ideal entry level position to Children’s Social Care; we welcome both more and less experienced applicants, please be sure to highlight your experience either professionally or personally, in dealing with children and families.

CFWs encourage positive relationships between children and their birth-families during the period in which assessment is undertaken and decisions are made about a child's future. We promote play, healthy eating and respectful boundaries in the course of our intervention. Neutrality and accuracy about what is seen and heard is imperative. This is an essential car user position.

We Are Looking For Candidates Who

• Have knowledge and understanding of child protection and safeguarding procedures.
• Have ability to drive across the county, including transport of children as contracted car user
• Have experience of direct work with parents and children, for example, youth work, nurseries etc.
• Able to make decisions under pressure
• have excellent time management and IT skills

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

“I feel very supported here. Ever since I started, I’ve had great managers. They are always there even when you’re working from home. They always push you to do their best. We’re like one big family." Abbie, Training Events Organiser.

About Us

Additional Information

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For further information please go to https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.