Family Time Support Worker

St Helens Council; St Helens; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens Borough Council is recruiting a Family Time Support Worker to join the Families Staying Together Service. The role is 37 hours per week with hybrid working, based at our St Helens offices, and requires regular attendance in the St Helens area.

You will work with families, carers and Social Work colleagues to ensure Family Time sessions are positive, produce written observations for case files, and support development in parenting and relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience of providing services to children and/or families with complex needs.
• Strong record-keeping and ability to write coherent reports.
• Excellent mediation/negotiation skills and inclusive practice.
• Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings and weekends as required.

Responsibilities

• Support Family Time sessions and guide participants to positive outcomes.
• Provide written observations and reports to Social Workers to support plans for children.
• Collaborate with families, carers and Social Work colleagues to strengthen relationships and parenting.

Skills

Communication

Mediation

Report writing

Record keeping

Inclusion

Education

NVQ Level 3 in health/education/social care/youth work

Job description

We are St Helens Borough Council

With our ILACS inspection now over and an increasingly stable workforce it’s a great time to join us!

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.

Making a Difference as a Family Time Support Worker

We are seeking to recruit Family Time Support Workers to an existing stable and experienced team, within the Families Staying Together Service. The service aim is to support the most vulnerable children and families in St Helens and works closely with all teams within Children’s Services, supporting those children who are a Child We Look After.

The post will be 37 hrs per week, and you will be required to work on a flexible basis (including early mornings, evenings, and weekends). The Team support children in maintaining relationships with family members where they are not able to reside with them, by supporting them within Family Time sessions.

The focus of this role is to work in partnership with families, carers and Social Work colleagues to ensure the Family Time sessions are positive and rewarding for our children and their family members. Offering support, direction and guidance within the sessions to encourage development for the families in relation to their relationships and parenting. Providing an overview and observations of the sessions to Social Workers to support the ongoing plans for the children, providing written reports of the observed and supported sessions.

The work is sometimes emotionally demanding, but always rewarding. Flexible, positive and willing to learn, you'll be capable of communicating with people from all walks of life in a wide range of situations, remaining calm in a crisis and adapting to constantly changing situations and priorities.

To be successful in this role, experience of providing services to children and/or families with complex needs is essential, along with good record-keeping skills, the ability to construct coherent reports and contribute to and complete assessments as required. Strong mediation/negotiation skills and the ability to work in an inclusive and non-discriminatory manner is a must, as is working effectively with other professionals and organisations.

NVQ Level 3 in health, education, social care, youth work or equivalent is essential.

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to utilise existing skills and develop new ones. You will receive continuous support, development, and career progression opportunities on your journey with us.

This is a hybrid position with some home worker, however the post will require you to be based at our offices in St Helens and be able to attend the St Helens area regularly as part of your work.

St Helens is a great place to work so why not visit our Children’s Services web page https://socialcarerecruitment.sthelens.gov.uk/ to see what our colleagues have to say and discover our full range of in work benefits.

Making a Difference

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our resident's day in and day out, making a positive impact on people’s lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer..

Roles That Matter

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles

St Helens Borough Council is officially recognised as one of the region’s leading fair employers, achieving accredited status under the Liverpool City Combined Authority Fair Employment Charter. The Charter recognises the ongoing commitment to fair pay, secure work, training & progression & staff well-being whilst celebrating employers who go above and beyond for their workforce providing an inclusive and supportive environment.