Family Support Worker - Thames Valley

Rainbow Trust; Taplow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in the UK is seeking a Family Support Worker to deliver high-quality family support services. The role involves providing emotional and practical support to families where a child has a life-threatening illness. Candidates should have a background in child health, education, or social care and be effective communicators. Flexibility and a driver's licence are required. This position offers the chance to make a crucial difference in families' lives and requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Qualifications

• Experience in child health, education, or social care.
• Ability to work flexibly and hold a full current driver's licence.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.

Responsibilities

• Provide emotional, social, and practical support to families.
• Work with health, education, and social care professionals.
• Support fundraising by writing case studies and family updates.

Skills

Child protection expertise

Emotional support provision

Effective communication

Collaboration with professionals

Practical knowledge of diversity issues

Education

Recognised qualification in education, health or social care

Job description

Overview

We are looking to appoint a Family Support Worker to deliver high-quality family support services as part of our Thames Valley Team.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Family Support Manager and working in partnership with health, education, and social care professionals, you will take responsibility for providing needs-led emotional, social, and practical support to families where a child/young person has a life threatening or terminal illness.
• A warm, inclusive approach to achieving goals quickly and correctly.
• Practiced in child protection, information sharing and the rules around data protection - you lead by example, drawing on your own professional experience and working within established guidelines.
• Practical and people-oriented - you will thrive working at a fast pace whilst maintaining accuracy and be a confident user of IT (including MSOffice).
• A persuasive and open communicator, you will work collaboratively with your team and volunteers to ensure delivery of a high-quality service and support fundraising colleagues by writing case studies and family updates.
• A practical knowledge of diversity issues affecting children, young people, and their families - aware that being responsive to others needs and concerns, is essential.

Requirements / Qualifications

• An experienced child health, education or social care professional - applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked in a community environment and those with a recognised qualification in education, health or social care.
• There will be a requirement for flexible working and a full current driver's licence to accommodate the team and family need.
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.