Family Support Worker

Plymouth City Council; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

N535 - Family Support Worker Role Profile

Our Targeted Help Teams in Plymouth deliver intensive family support to children and families, preventing problems from escalating further where multiple vulnerabilities are present, and family needs are complex. An exciting opportunity has arisen for 5 Family Support Worker’s to join our team, providing targeted support to vulnerable families in Plymouth to improve outcomes for them.

You will be working creatively, undertaking assessments and utilising family networks to put in place family support plans, using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to empower families to affect sustainable change. With the national social work reforms re-shaping how we work with children in need this is an exciting time to be a family worker in Plymouth and you will be part of a large team focussed on developing a service that delivers the right support for children and families at the right time.

You will be an organised and creative individual with experience of working directly with children and families.

You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.

You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate some understanding of the Children Act 2004.

You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based ways and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating into our statutory services.

In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training from our Academy.

We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.

The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: DBS Children’s & Adult’s Barred List.

If you are interested in finding out more details, please contact our Service Manager, Sarah Hood, [e-mail].

Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.

As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.