Family Support Worker

Supply Care Solutions; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Rates

Refer-a-friend scheme

DBS assistance

Dedicated consultant support

Flexible career opportunities

Job summary

Supply Care Solutions are recruiting a Family Support Worker for a Kinship Local Offer role in Darlington. You will provide 1:1 support to kinship carers and children, helping families access services, advice and resources to thrive.

This locum role requires experience with kinship carers, strong communication skills and the ability to work across the borough providing practical and emotional support.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Experience working with families orCar

Kinship carers understanding

Communication skills

Person-centred support

Knowledge of family services

Independent and team work

Job description

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

All locums must be contract compliant before commencing work through our agency.

We are recruiting professionals across all specialisms and grade.

Supply Care Solutions works in conjunction with Monitor/TDA rate caps

Terms and conditions apply.