Community Family Worker: Car-Required, Drive Change

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

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.