Family Support Worker | Early Help | Burnley

Lancashire County Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancashire County Council is seeking a Family Support Worker for its Family Intensive Support team. This role involves assessing the needs of children and families, delivering targeted interventions, and managing complex cases to achieve positive outcomes. Ideal candidates will have strong assessment and communication skills, as well as experience in social services. Full-time position, offering a salary of £27,269 to £31,067 per annum.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in social services or related fields.
• Ability to manage a caseload of children and families.
• Familiarity with Early Help Assessment Framework.

Responsibilities

• Undertake appropriate assessments of needs.
• Deliver interventions as part of an agreed action plan.
• Record appropriately within Case Management IT system.

Skills

Assessment skills

Intervention delivery

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Job Description

| Salary £27,269- £31,067 Per annum | Fixed Term Until 01/08/2026, Full time, 37 hours per week

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom

| Children & Family Wellbeing Service | Burnley

Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) is part of Lancashire County Council's Education and Children's Services. It offers early help and support to children, young people aged 0-19yrs+ (25yrs for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) and their families across Lancashire.

The service is committed to minimising the impact of any disadvantage for Lancashire children by working with them, their families, and communities as early as possible, enabling them to get the right support, in the right way, at the right time.

The service responds as early as possible when a child, young person, or family needs support and this helps to prevent concerns escalating. By working together with the child and family we can provide an enhanced level of practical support to address needs directly. Sometimes our workers meet with individuals or families on a one-to-one basis, and sometimes they bring children, young people, and families together in groups. We focus on strengths and protective factors and build a positive relationship with children and family members where their voice is heard, and they feel listened to.

Our core aim is to work better together with our multi-agency early help partners across all areas in Lancashire, to ensure that Children, young people, and their families are safe, healthy and achieve their full potential. Early Help is fundamental to achieving this vision.

As a Family Support Worker within the Family Intensive Support team (FIS), you will undertake appropriate assessment of the needs of Children, Young People, and their families, in line with the agreed Early Help Assessment Framework and 'Team around the Family' methodology. Within this you will be expected to deliver identified interventions with Children, Young People, and their families, as part of an agreed action plan to achieve positive outcomes. You will carry a caseload of children and young people in families with unmet needs. Some of this work will be complex and challenging in nature and will consist of enduring needs. This case work is up to the thresholds for statutory services, with more focus on intensive support (Level 3).

As a Family Support Worker, you will be required to record appropriately within the agreed Case Management IT system and in line with the Service's Professional Recording Standards.

For further information please contact:

Nadine Baron Team Manager, Burnley Family Intensive Support Team

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Children & Family Wellbeing Service (Early Help) Lancashire County Council

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.