Family Help Assistant

Derbyshire County Council; Derby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Children’s Services for a dynamic and committed individual to provide direct support to children and families facing complex challenges. This role involves building trust with vulnerable families, guiding them towards essential resources, and helping maintain their independence while ensuring the safety of their children. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a difference in the community and enjoy a fulfilling career with excellent benefits, including generous leave, a local government pension scheme, and opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Flexi time

Local government pension scheme

Incremental annual pay increase

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts at selected leisure centres

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support to children and families.
• Ability to work as part of a team and problem solve effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to families with practical tasks.
• Assist in maintaining children's safety and independence.
• Develop relationships with parents to influence positive changes.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Attention to Detail

Safeguarding Procedures

IT Skills

Education

Experience working with children and families

Job description

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Closing date: 25 May 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen within Children’s Services for dynamic and committed individuals to provide direct and practical support to children and families with a wide range of complex and often challenging needs to enable them to remain in their family unit and their communities, and to ensure they remain in education, employment and training (EET).

• Build trust and confidence with vulnerable families
• Improve and maintain independence of children, young people and families
• Support parents/carers to manage their child’s routines
• Influence parents/carers to make sustained changes to improve and enhance quality of life
• Work with colleagues to deliver provision that meets the needs of young people through work that is building based and/or in a variety of “street based” environments including mobile
• Guide young people and parents/carers to advice and support and health, education, employment and training.
• Motivate and inspire parents/carers to address concerns about neglect
• Working as part of the family help team and to ‘Think Family’ in their engagement with families and follow safeguarding procedures.
  
  
  

What will I be doing:

Provide direct support to children and families with practical and domestic tasks, as needed and health promotion activities in line with agreed steps developed as part of the action plans.

Provide support which helps to meet social and emotional needs. Assist in tasks which support families to maintain their independence whilst keeping their children safe.

Provide specific support to young people to access vacancies, benefits, allowances, courses, higher education, work and training.

Alert managers to changes in family circumstances or needs and respond in emergency situations liaising with colleagues, other agencies, and carers as appropriate.

Develop excellent relationships with parents/carers in order to influence them to understand how their parenting impacts on their family.

What skills and experience do you need to have:

• Be enthusiastic, versatile and self-motivated with the ability to work well as part of a team.
• Have experience of working with children and families
• Able to problem solve and proactively work with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Understanding of and implementation of safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent IT skills
  
  
  

What we offer you:

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service.
• Flexi time, allowing up to an additional 2 days of leave per month.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increase.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts at selected county leisure centresand much more!
  
  
  

We're always pleased to hear from talented people so if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience, we're looking for, then we'd like to hear from you.

Provisional Interview Date: 12 June 2025

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Government Administration

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