Family Support Worker – Safeguarding

mbi Medical Ltd; Corby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

mbi Medical Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a fieldwork social services professional to work with families and young people, delivering services to safeguard children in line with legal duties. You will collaborate with education, health and fostering teams to support vulnerable families across a defined area in Northamptonshire.

Duties include home visits, attending meetings with professionals, and assisting in court processes for care orders where required.

Responsibilities

• Home visits to service users' families and young people.
• Attend family meetings with professionals within and outside the organisation.
• Support court processes by providing data and evidence for Care Orders or Emergency Protection Orders.

Job description

To work directly with families, in partnership with other agencies, to deliver and provide
services to children, young people and families as their needs dictate to ensure the
welfare of children and young people is safeguarded and they are protected in
accordance with the legal and statutory obligations of Northamptonshire County Council.

The post will cover a designated area of work in fieldwork services provision within
Northamptonshire Children's Trust to provide support to families in need using a range of
services including education, childcare teams, adolescent services, Out of Hours Service
and Fostering and Adoption Services.

The service helps children with various needs: those who have learning difficulties, need
help with schooling, have social problems, need protecting from harm, or who are in
contact with legal authorities. They also provide a dedicated service to children with
disabilities. The job holder visits service users' homes, attends family meetings with
professionals within the organisation and external to it, the Police, Child Protection Unit,
Schools, Health centres and other centres.

The job holder may be required to attend court with colleagues from Legal Services to
support with data and evidence the applications for Care Orders or Emergency Protection
Orders. Cases are referred to the team from the general public or professionals in other
services, agencies or organisations who are either expressing concern about a child or
requesting a service for a child. These referrals are received either in person or by
telephone, letter or referral form via the Referral Team's Duty System.