Family Support Worker

Confidential; Tees Valley; Vor Ort; GBP 23.000 - 26.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Excellent Rates

Refer-a-friend scheme

Assistance with DBS applications

Dedicated consultant support

Varied career and flexible working机会

Zusammenfassung

Supply Care Solutions recruiting a Family Support Worker in Darlignton to provide 1:1 practical, emotional and specialist support to kinship carers and children under SGO/CAO. You will help families access services, resources and guidance to thrive.

The role involves flexible, locum employment supporting carers and children across the borough with education, development needs and access to support funds.

Qualifikationen

• Experience supporting children, families or carers.
• Understanding needs and challenges faced by Kinship Carers.
• A genuine passion for supporting children and families.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to provide practical, person-centred support.
• Knowledge of relevant family support services and resources.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.

Aufgaben

• Supporting kinship carers with education and accessing relevant service
• Providing support around specific childcare and child development needs
• Offering advice and guidance around maintaining family relationships
• Supporting carers to access the Adoption Support Fund
• Facilitating and coordinating access to support through the fund
• Signposting carers to relevant training and development opportunities
• Providing practical and emotional support to carers and children
• Building positive relationships with families and partner services
• Identifying additional support needs and connecting families with appropriate services
• Working flexibly across the borough to meet the needs of families

Kenntnisse

Experience supporting children, or kin

Kinship carers knowledge

Passion for supporting families

Strong communication skills

Person-centred support

Knowledge of family support services

Independent and team working

Jobbeschreibung

Family Support Worker job in Darlignton.

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

RATE: up to 17.50 ph (umbrella)
TYPE: Locum/Temp (Full time hours)
CAR: Driver with own vehicle essential
TEAM: Kinship Team

Job Overview

This is a newly created role forming part of a Kinship Local Offer, designed to provide practical, emotional and specialist support to carers and children following a Special Guardianship Order (SGO) or Child Arrangements Order (CAO).

You will provide 1:1 support to kinship carers and children, helping families access the services, advice and resources they need to thrive.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting kinship carers with education and accessing relevant service
• Providing support around specific childcare and child development needs
• Offering advice and guidance around maintaining family relationships
• Supporting carers to access the Adoption Support Fund
• Facilitating and coordinating access to support through the fund
• Signposting carers to relevant training and development opportunities
• Providing practical and emotional support to carers and children
• Building positive relationships with families and partner services
• Identifying additional support needs and connecting families with appropriate services
• Working flexibly across the borough to meet the needs of families

Family Support Worker Requirement

• Experience supporting children, families or carers
• An understanding of the needs and challenges faced by Kinship Carers
• A genuine passion for supporting children and families
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• The ability to provide practical, person-centred support
• Knowledge of relevant family support services and resources
• The ability to work independently and as part of a wider team

Our locum Family Support Workers benefit from

• Excellent Rates
• Refer-a-friend scheme
• Assistance with DBS applications
• Dedicated consultant support
• Varied career and flexible working opportunities

Supply Care Solutions have a number of locum jobs across the UK. All locums must be contract compliant before commencing work through our agency. We are recruiting professionals across all specialisms and grade. We offer an excellent referral bonus for any new worker you refer to us Terms and conditions apply. Supply Care Solutions works in conjunction with Monitor/TDA rate caps