Family Support & Safeguarding Specialist

We Do Social Work; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Cheshire East Council is seeking a proactive Family Service Worker to support children, young people and families across the borough through early intervention and preventative services. You will carry out holistic family assessments, develop tailored support plans and deliver interventions with partner agencies to address emerging difficulties and improve outcomes for children aged 0-19.

The role emphasises safeguarding, empowering families and timely help, with supervision and ongoing

Qualifications

• Experience with families in community or children's services.
• Understanding of early intervention and preventative approaches.
• Experience assessing family needs and developing support plans.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection principles.
• Strong communication and relationship-building with families.
• Experience collaborating with multi-agency professionals.
• Good organisational skills and ability to manage priorities.
• Ability to maintain accurate case records and data.
• Commitment to empowering families and children's welfare.
• Understanding of equality, diversity and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with Children's Services and partner agencies to coordinate and deliver targeted family support programmes.
• Provide timely interventions to children, young people and families aged 0-19, delivering support at locations and times that meet their needs.
• Deliver evidence-based programmes and interventions that promote positive family relationships and improve outcomes.
• Undertake holistic assessments of family circumstances using appropriate assessment tools.
• Develop, implement, monitor and review individual family support plans.
• Identify children and families experiencing difficulties and provide early help to prevent concerns from escalating.
• Prioritise vulnerable children and young people, including families who may be harder to reach.
• Empower families to identify their needs, participate in decision-making and develop sustainable solutions.
• Seek feedback from children, young people and families to ensure services respond effectively to their needs.
• Collect and maintain accurate data to support service monitoring, performance management and evaluation.
• Maintain comprehensive case records and prepare reports as required.
• Work in accordance with statutory requirements, departmental policies, safeguarding procedures and equality and diversity standards.
• Recognise safeguarding concerns and promptly elevate issues to the appropriate manager or professional.
• Participate in supervision, training and professional development to maintain and improve practice.
• Undertake other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role, as required by the Council.

Skills

Family support

Early intervention

Child protection

Communication skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Organisational skills

Data recording

Empower families

Equality & confidentiality

Supervision & training

Job description

Cheshire East Council is seeking a proactive Family Service Worker to support children, young people and families across the borough through early intervention and preventative services. You will carry out holistic family assessments, develop tailored support plans and deliver interventions with partner agencies to address emerging difficulties and improve outcomes for children aged 0-19.

The role emphasises safeguarding, empowering families and timely help, with supervision and ongoing