Early Help Family Support worker

Medical Update Online; Rochdale; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Medical Update Online is seeking an experienced Early Help Worker to join the EHASH team in Rochdale on a temporary sickness cover basis. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary, multi-agency front-door service to support children, young people and families with timely and appropriate Early Help interventions.

You will conduct triage, information gathering, home visits where needed, and carry out Early Help and risk assessments, making referrals to appropriate services while

Qualifications

• Experience with children, young people and families.
• Experience in Early Help, safeguarding or social care.
• Ability to gather, analyse and assess information.
• Experience completing assessments and identifying risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• Sound understanding of services available to support vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Ability to work confidently as part of a multi-agency team.
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform triage, screening and information gathering within required timescales.
• Speak with parents, carers, children, young people and professionals to gather information.
• Undertake home visits where required.
• Identify needs, risks and safeguarding concerns and determine next steps.
• Provide advice and information regarding available Early Help services and support.
• Complete Early Help assessments and risk assessments.
• Make timely referrals to Children’s Social Care or Early Help services where appropriate.
• Analyse information and contribute to decisions in line with policies and local procedures.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and high-quality case records.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Early Help/Safeguarding experience

Information gathering & analysis

Risk and safeguarding assessment

Communication & engagement

Multi-agency teamwork

Organisational/record-keeping

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Early Help Worker to join the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) team in Rochdale on a temporary basis, providing sickness cover.

EHASH is a multi-agency front-door service for children and families across Rochdale. The team brings together Social Workers, Early Help Workers, Referral and Information Coordinators, managers and partner agencies to ensure children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.

The Role

Early Help Worker - Family Support

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Early Help Worker to join the Early Help and Safeguarding Hub (EHASH) team in Rochdale on a temporary basis, providing sickness cover.

EHASH is a multi-agency front-door service for children and families across Rochdale. The team brings together Social Workers, Early Help Workers, Referral and Information Coordinators, managers and partner agencies to ensure children, young people and families receive the right support at the right time.

The Role

As an Early Help Worker, you will work as part of the multidisciplinary EHASH team to:

• Complete triage, screening and information-gathering within required timescales.
• Speak with parents, carers, children, young people and professionals to gather relevant information.
• Undertake home visits where required.
• Identify needs, risks and safeguarding concerns and determine appropriate next steps.
• Provide advice and information regarding available Early Help services and support.
• Complete Early Help assessments and risk assessments.
• Make timely referrals to Children s Social Care or Early Help services where appropriate.
• Analyse information and contribute to decisions in line with the Children s Needs and Response Framework, legislation and local procedures.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and high-quality case records.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience working with children, young people and families, particularly those with complex needs.
• Experience within Early Help, safeguarding, social care or a similar frontline service.
• The ability to gather, analyse and assess information effectively.
• Experience completing assessments and identifying risk and safeguarding concerns.
• Excellent communication and engagement skills.
• A sound understanding of services available to support vulnerable children, young people and families.
• The ability to work confidently as part of a multi-agency team.
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills, with the ability to work to tight timescales.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Early Help professional to work within a busy, collaborative EHASH environment, supporting families and helping to ensure children and young people receive timely and appropriate support.