Family Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 27 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Employer pension contribution (~19%)

Generous annual leave & holidays

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Agile working

Wellbeing & workload supervision

Vivup discounts platform

Refer a Friend package

Résumé du poste

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a permanent part-time Family Support Worker in the Children in Care Permanence Team, based in Bedworth. The role involves travelling to placements, with some agile and evening work, supporting children and their carers and families.

Applicants need at least two years of direct experience with children, young people or families and must be able to speak clearly in English to advise the public. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.

Qualifications

• Two years' direct experience with children, young people or families required.
• Ability to speak and give advice in accurate spoken English.

Responsabilités

• Support children and young people with permanence plans to thrive, stay safe, access education and training, and prepare for adulthood.
• Ensure children and young people are central to care and pathway planning decisions.
• Advocate for children and young people so that their voices are heard.
• Build positive relationships with the young people supported.
• Deliver evidence-based practice with young people, carers and families.
• Support young people to understand their lived experiences through direct work and life story work.
• Work with families and support children's return home where safe to do so.
• Travel within Warwickshire and to young people placed further away.
• Work agile, with some evening work depending on the needs of young people, carers and families.
• Build partnerships with local services, including health, police and education, under locality working.

Description du poste

A permanent part-time Family Support Worker post in the Children in Care Permanence Team, based in Bedworth. The work supports children up to 18 with permanence plans, giving them a voice in decisions about their future and working alongside their carers and families. Travel to placements further afield, with some agile and evening work, sets it apart. Applicants need at least two years of direct experience with children, young people or families.

What the job involves

• Support children and young people with permanence plans to thrive, stay safe, access education and training, and prepare for adulthood
• Ensure children and young people are central to care and pathway planning decisions
• Advocate for children and young people so that their voices are heard
• Build positive relationships with the young people supported
• Deliver evidence-based practice with young people, carers and families
• Support young people to understand their lived experiences through direct work and life story work
• Work with families and support children's return home where safe to do so
• Travel within Warwickshire and to young people placed further away
• Work agile, with some evening work depending on the needs of young people, carers and families
• Build partnerships with local services, including health, police and education, under locality working

What’s required

Experience

• At least two years' experience working directly with children, young people or families

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to speak and give advice in accurate spoken English to the public (Fluency Duty)

Checks & eligibility

• Relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check, with individual assessment of any declared offence

Nice to have

• Experience of working with children and young people in care
• Passion for working with children and young people and building positive relationships with them
• Confidence delivering evidence-based practice

What’s offered

• Employer pension contribution of typically around 19 percent
• Generous annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Volunteering and Wellbeing Day
• Agile working
• Supervision focused on wellbeing and workload
• Vivup benefits and discounts platform
• Refer a Friend package for some roles