Families First Community Support Worker

Connect2Halton; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Connect2Halton is seeking compassionate Families First Community Support Workers to join Halton Borough Council. You will act as a key worker for children and families, coordinating care plans and working with professionals to identify needs and support positive outcomes.

Your role includes creating and reviewing individual care plans, providing practical and personal support, and maintaining records. You may work out-of-hours and supervise junior staff where needed to ensure delivery of service.

Qualifications

• Experience in community, family support, social care or children’s services.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships with children, families and professionals.
• Flexible to work outside standard hours and hold a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to creation, implementation and review of individual care plans for children and families.
• Work directly with children, young people and families to support needs and outcomes.
• Ensure personal care needs of children are met.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with children, families and professionals.
• Collaborate with families, colleagues and other relevant professionals.
• Maintain accurate records to support care planning and reports.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Record keeping

Teamwork

Patient-centered approach

Flexibility

Driving licence

Job description

Connect2Halton is seeking compassionate and dedicated Families First Community Support Workers to join Halton Borough Council.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to children, young people and families across Halton. You will act as a key worker for a number of children and families, working in partnership with them, colleagues and other relevant professionals to identify needs and coordinate and implement individual care plans.

About the Role

As a Families First Community Support Worker, you will provide practical and personal support to children, young people and their families, helping them to achieve positive outcomes and ensuring their individual needs are met.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contributing to the creation, implementation and review of individual care plans for children, young people and their families.
• Working directly with children, young people and families to support their assessed needs and promote positive outcomes.
• Ensuring the personal care needs of children and young people are appropriately met.
• Building positive and trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Working collaboratively with families, colleagues and other relevant professionals.
• Maintaining accurate and effective records to support care planning and the preparation of reports.
• Participating in the administration of the service within the team, centre and wider community.
• Working flexibly, including out-of-hours where required, to meet the needs of the service.
• Where appropriate, acting as a working supervisor for lower-graded staff to support the effective organisation and delivery of the service.

About You

We are looking for someone who is compassionate, reliable and committed to supporting children, young people and families.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience working in a similar community, family support, social care or children's services role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with children, young people, families and professionals.
• A caring, patient and person-centred approach.
• Good organisational and record-keeping skills.
• The ability to work independently as well as part of a wider team.
• Flexibility to work outside of standard hours where required.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle, with appropriate business insurance.

Connect2Halton is a trading style of Halton & Kent Commercial Services LLP- A joint venture between Halton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Halton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.