Family Help Worker - Family Led Decision Making - CMB2708e

Cumberland Council

Ullock

Hybrid

GBP 36,000 - 37,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

Cumberland Council seeks a Family Help Worker - Family Led Decision Making (FLDM) to support children, young people and families, guiding family led decisions and planning that keeps children at heart.

You will lead FLDM meetings, help identify strengths and practical solutions, using mediation and relationship-based practice to empower families.

This permanent role offers flexible working across Cumberland and aims to make lasting positive outcomes.

Qualifications

DBS check required (Enhanced) including Children's Barred List
Experience in family support or safeguarding
Ability to work flexibly across Cumberland

Job description

Salary: £35,570 - £36,581 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Flexible across Cumberland

Contract: Permanent

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About This Opportunity

Are you passionate about helping families find solutions and make positive changes together? As a Family Help Worker - Family Led Decision Making (FLDM), you'll work closely with children, young people and their families to facilitate family-led decision making, ensuring children remain at the heart of every plan.

You’ll coordinate and lead Family Led Decision Making meetings, support families through challenging situations, and help them identify strengths, support networks and practical solutions that promote safe and positive outcomes for children and young people. Using mediation and relationship-based practice, you’ll empower families to make informed decisions and develop plans that build on their own skills and support systems.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference, helping families navigate difficulties, strengthen relationships and achieve lasting change while ensuring the voices of children and young people are heard and valued throughout the process.

This role is available on a permanent basis.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re looking for individuals who embody our organisation’s core values: ambitious, collaborative, compassionate, empowering, and innovative. We believe in the power of these values to drive positive change, deliver excellent public services and shape a better future for our communities.

We’re also about potential over perfection and we can help you grow in the role and thrive in your career.

Be sure to take a look at the post specification (below) for the essential criteria for this role.

DBS Checks

This role requires a DBS check. The level of check for this role is:

Enhanced DBS check with a Children’s Barred List check.

Please note this role involves working in regulated activity with Children. It is an offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with Children.

Guaranteed Interviews

We offer a guaranteed interview to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application. Find out more.

Diversity, Inclusion & Adjustments

We’re dedicated to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. That’s why we’re a proud Disability Confident Leader and also an Age Friendly Employer – to provide opportunities for everyone to thrive.

Application and Interview information