Family Help Worker Future4Me NK/SK

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council, as part of the Future4Me team, is seeking two permanent Family Help Workers in Children's Services. The role involves acting as a key worker for families, carrying out assessments, delivering trauma-informed one-to-one interventions, and developing family plans.

Hybrid working applies with a nominated base, some travel, and possible evening and weekend cases. Fluency in spoken English is required. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience in undertaking family assessments and delivering needs-led support.
• Ability to act as Lead Professional for a family.
• Ability to engage families and build relationships to support accurate assessments.
• Knowledge of child development and trauma-informed approaches.
• Experience working with multi-agency staff.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker for families with a range of needs.
• Undertake assessments of children and families.
• Deliver and co-ordinate interventions directly to children and families.
• Deliver evidence-based one-to-one interventions in a trauma-sensitive way.
• Develop family plans and deliver needs-led packages of support.
• Lead Professional for a family where appropriate, co-ordinating day-to-day delivery of the family plan.
• Engage families and build relationships to support accurate assessments.
• Contribute to holistic family work for children on child protection plans, child in need plans and those looked after.
• Work with staff and specialists from other agencies and organisations.
• Travel and work flexibly, including some evening and weekend work where cases require it.
• Commute to a nominated contractual work base when necessary.

Skills

Family assessments

Lead Professional role

Engaging families

Child development knowledge

Teamwork with agencies

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Two permanent Family Help Worker posts in Children's Services at Lincolnshire County Council join the Future4Me team, which supports young people at risk of care entry, offending or exploitation. The role is a key worker for families, carrying out assessments and delivering one-to-one interventions in a trauma-sensitive way. Hybrid working applies, with a nominated base, some travel and occasional evening and weekend cases. Visa sponsorship is not available, and spoken English must be fluent.

What the job involves

• Act as key worker for families with a range of needs
• Undertake assessments of children and families
• Deliver and co-ordinate interventions directly to children and families
• Deliver evidence-based one-to-one interventions in a trauma-sensitive way
• Develop family plans and deliver needs-led packages of support
• Act as Lead Professional for a family where appropriate, co-ordinating day-to-day delivery of the family plan
• Engage families and build relationships to support accurate assessments
• Contribute to holistic family work for children on child protection plans, child in need plans and those looked after
• Work with staff and specialist workers from other agencies and organisations
• Travel and work flexibly, including some evening and weekend work where cases require it
• Commute to a nominated contractual work base when necessary

What’s required

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Skills & knowledge

• Undertaking family assessments, developing plans and delivering needs-led support
• Acting as Lead Professional for a family where appropriate
• Engaging families and building relationships to support accurate assessments
• Knowledge of child development, adolescent risk-taking behaviour and trauma-informed approaches
• Working as a team player with staff and specialists from other agencies

Checks & eligibility

• Criminal record check

Other

• Spoken English fluent enough to advise customers at ease, under the Fluency Duty
• Good connectivity for remote working