Family Support Worker

Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith; Crewe; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker to join their compassionate team in Cheshire. This role involves providing vital support to families facing life-threatening conditions, ensuring they receive the best care and guidance during challenging times. You will collaborate closely with community nurses and external care providers, delivering pre and post bereavement services tailored to individual needs. If you are a caring individual with strong communication skills and a commitment to making a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a rewarding environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS pension scheme

Blue Light Card

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing services

Funded Medicash - Health Care Cash Plan

Flexible working arrangements

Great development opportunities

Qualifications

• Compassionate individual with excellent communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate and plan interventions for families.
• Experience working in a multi-professional team.

Responsibilities

• Support families through pre and post bereavement services.
• Work closely with community nurses and external care providers.
• Act as an advocate for children and families in various situations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Compassionate and caring

Organizational skills

Ability to work autonomously

Coordination and planning

Advocacy skills

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Are you looking for your next opportunity as a Family Support Worker? Then look no further, come and join us at Hope House Children’s Hospices by playing a vital role in delivering ‘Our Mission’ helping every child with a life-threatening condition live their best life.

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our team to work across Cheshire. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis. In return, our Family Support Worker will receive a competitive salary of £28,118 to £29,929 per annum. The role will be based out of Leighton Hospital.

Hope House Children’s Hospice is a centre of excellence for children’s palliative care ensuring every family facing the death of a child gets the very best care and support when and where they need it. No one should face the death of a child alone.

About the Family Support Worker role:

We are recruiting for a Family Support Worker, to work in the community across Cheshire. Our Family Support Worker will work closely with our Cheshire Community Nurse and play a key role in supporting the comprehensive pre and post bereavement service for each identified child and their family, this would include anticipatory grief support, end of life planning and advocacy. You will work alongside the wider teams at Hope House and Tŷ Gobaith, and you will also work with external care providers within the local communities and professional networks in Cheshire.

You will need to be a compassionate, caring and organised individual who can demonstrate a versatile approach to your work, to ensure the holistic palliative care needs of the family are met. You will need to demonstrate excellent communication skills with the ability to work in collaboration with families and a variety of different professionals.

We are looking for a Family Support Worker who:

• Excels in working as part of a Multi-Professional Team in order to meet the needs of the individual child and family and to contribute positively to maintaining a person centred service at all times ensuring that family’s voices can be heard throughout intervention.
• Able to work autonomously liaising with parents and supporting families.
• Is an effective coordinator in order to plan interventions, which individually meet the needs of the child and family, and to evaluate their effectiveness.
• Is innovative and open to new approaches and ways of working in order to develop pre and post bereavement services in line with the individual needs and views of the child and family.
• Is confident in acting as an advocate for the child and family in a range of situations and meetings.
  
  

In return for your commitment, we offer a great reward package, which includes:

• Generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 34 days per annum with service increments
• NHS pension scheme or organisational pension scheme
• Blue Light Card and Staff rewards programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Wellbeing services which includes staff counselling
• Funded Medicash - Health Care Cash Plan
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great development opportunities
  
  

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and to be a disability confident employer.

Closing date: Sunday 11th May 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 21st May 2025

If you think you have what it takes to be our Family Support Worker and help us deliver our mission then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Community Support Manager, Sian Brookes, contact us on 01691 671999. We’d love to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be required to obtain an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (paid for by Hope House).

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

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