Family Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established children’s services provider seeks a compassionate Family Support Worker to deliver innovative, evidence-based programs in the community. This role involves working closely with children, young people, and families, advocating for their needs while promoting positive changes. You will be part of a professional network, ensuring services are integrated and effective. The position requires travel within Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, and Derby, offering a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable families. Join a dedicated team committed to safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of children and young people.

Qualifications

• Experience in home visiting roles and parenting programmes.
• Ability to work within a professional network.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic programmes to support placement stability.
• Engage sensitively with children and families for positive change.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Advocacy skills

Willingness to engage in learning

Communication skills

Job description

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Polaris Children’s Services are an established children’s services provider that delivers innovative and outcomes-based services, offering real value and building brighter futures for as many children, young people and families as possible.

Working across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derby, STARS provides intensive support to children and young people to step down from residential to fostering placements, to stabilise existing fostering placements, to support reunification home, and to divert children and young people from the edge of care.

Requirements

Please note this is a Community Role so although the office base is Mansfield you need to be able to travel to Nottingham, Nottinghamshire or Derby

• Experience of working with children and families in a home visiting role and/ or delivering in a parenting programme.
• Ability to work as part of a professional network (including foster carers, social workers, schools) to advocate for the families wishes and feelings
• Be willing to engage in learning and development to support your role as a Family Support Worker to deliver an evidenced based therapeutic programme
• Be based in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire or Derby to support community visits in the area.
• Have a full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car

Responsibilities

• Provide an evidenced therapeutic programme to parents/carers in the community to support placement stability
• Listen and respond sensitively and appropriately to children, young people and their parents or carers to support them to achieve positive changes
• To have regular contact with the child or young person, including face-to-face and telephone contact
• Ensuring the service delivered promotes equality, diversity, and rights for all individuals associated with the service
• Delivering the service according to the required model as laid out in the Operating Manual
• Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children, young people and their families (including foster carers), ensuring services are ‘joined up’ in approach

Polaris Children’s Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.