Family Support Worker

DigiKape; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

DigiKape is recruiting Family Support Workers to join our Knowsley team. The role involves supervising family time sessions and producing reports for court-ordered family time interventions.

Hours are 36 per week, typically Monday to Friday 9-5, with some weekends and extended hours to meet family needs. An enhanced DBS is required and safeguarding children is a priority.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years, recent experience of working directly with families with multiple needs with children aged 0-18.
• Ability to work in partnership with partner agencies, families and communities.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills with service users, professionals and other colleagues.
• Ability to keep appropriate records and produce reports.
• Experience of engaging and maintaining open constructive relationships with service users.
• Experience of engaging hard to reach families using persistence and creativity.
• To have an assertive and pro-active approach to partnership working including the ability to identify and overcome barriers.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
• Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding the welfare and safety of children and young people at all times.
• Ability to prioritise work under pressure and to be self-motivating.

Responsibilities

• supervising family time.
• completing wishes and feelings of children.
• providing family time reports and analysis.
• attend meetings as and when required.

Skills

Family work

Partnership work

Record keeping

Communication

Safeguarding

Job description

We are looking to place Family Support Workers in Knowsley.

Our Client's Family time support work team are recruiting 3 family support workers to complete family time sessions as ordered from the court arena.

The role will include supervising family time, completing wishes and feelings of children and providing family time reports and analysis and also attend meetings as and when required.

Enhanced DBS is required for this role. * * * This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act , applicants must disclose all criminal convictions including those which are spent, in addition to any cautions and bindover orders received in the last 12 months * * *

We would anticipate that the main visits would be Monday to Friday 9-5 however, we expect some flexibility to work on weekends and from 8am to 10pm when required for families.

However, the hours are 36 hours per week.

Person Specifications:

• Minimum of 2 years, recent experience of working directly with families with multiple needs with childrenaged 0-18.
• Ability to work in partnership with partner agencies, families and communities.
• Effective verbal and written communications skills with service users, professionals and other colleagues.
• Ability to keep appropriate records and produce reports.
• Experience of engaging and maintaining open constructive relationships with service users.
• Experience of engaging hard to reach families using persistence and creativity.
• To have an assertive and pro-active approach to partnership working including the ability to identify and overcome barriers.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, acceptance and commitment to the principles underlying equal opportunities.
• Demonstrable commitment to safeguarding the welfare and safety of children and young people at all times.
• Ability to prioritise work under pressure and to be self-motivating.