Early Help Worker: Family Support & Safeguarding

We Do Social Work; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

We Do Social Work in Rochdale is seeking an experienced Early Help Worker to join the EHASH team on a temporary sickness-cover basis. You will participate in triage, information gathering, home visits where required and safeguarding decisions.

Working in a multi-agency front-door service, you will collaborate with Social Workers and partner agencies to identify risk, complete Early Help assessments and ensure timely support for children and families.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children, young people and families.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Job description

We Do Social Work in Rochdale is seeking an experienced Early Help Worker to join the EHASH team on a temporary sickness-cover basis. You will participate in triage, information gathering, home visits where required and safeguarding decisions.

Working in a multi-agency front-door service, you will collaborate with Social Workers and partner agencies to identify risk, complete Early Help assessments and ensure timely support for children and families.