Empowering Family Support Specialist

Bradford Children and Families Trust; Baildon; Remote; GBP 31,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 29 days

LG pension

Family-friendly policies

Wellbeing support

Professional development

Job summary

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to join our Shipley team. The role focuses on holistic, strength-based assessments for babies, children, young people, and families, coordinating multi-agency support to deliver tailored interventions and track progress.

Applicants will have recent frontline experience with Children and families, a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification, GCSEs in English and Maths, and a good understanding of safeguarding.

Qualifications

• Recent experience of working directly with children, young people and parents, including evidence of recent case experience.
• IT literacy and safeguarding knowledge.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent qualification.

Responsibilities

• Undertake or contribute to holistic and strength-based assessments of need and devise and implement appropriate plans for babies, children, young people, and families.
• Ensure participation of children and young people in their own assessment, plans and reviews.
• Manage own caseload and coordinate multi-agency support to deliver tailored family interventions and track progress over time.
• Arrange and chair reviews regularly to track progress with children, young people, families and partner agencies as appropriate.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Education

Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification

GCSE English and Maths

Job description

Bradford Children and Families Trust is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to join our Shipley team. The role focuses on holistic, strength-based assessments for babies, children, young people, and families, coordinating multi-agency support to deliver tailored interventions and track progress.

Applicants will have recent frontline experience with Children and families, a Level 3 Health and Social Care qualification, GCSEs in English and Maths, and a good understanding of safeguarding.