Family Time Worker

Northumberland County Council Jobs; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Northumberland County Council is seeking a Family Time Worker to support families across the county. You will observe and record interactions, provide advice, and only intervene to safeguard children.

You will work with highly vulnerable children, maintain professional boundaries, and may need to work evenings or weekends. A DBS check, references and health clearance are required; driving licence and access to a vehicle are also needed.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience.
• Experience of direct work with children, their families and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.
• Be flexible to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed to ensure we can provide support to families at suitable times.
• Have access to a vehicle and a driving licence.
• A passion for helping and supporting children and families.

Responsibilities

• Help support families to spend quality time with each other when they can’t live together.
• Allocated a family and observe interactions and parenting, provide advice and intervene to ensure child safety when necessary.
• Work with very vulnerable children while maintaining professional relationships and managing complex family needs.

Skills

Flexibility to work evenings & |,?

Education

NVQ 3 in working with children and families

Job description

Northumberland County Council’s (NCC) vision is ‘Land of Great Opportunities’, for current and future generations. We believe there is no better place to live and work.

The Northumberland Family Time (Contact) Service supervise family time for children and families across the county of Northumberland.

Previous applicants need not apply.

What you’ll be doing:

• Help support families to spend quality time with each other when they can’t live together.
• You will be allocated a family and remain within them for the duration of the session, during which they will observe and record the interactions and parenting, provide advice (if requested) and only intervene to ensure the safety of a child/young person.
• Work with very vulnerable children and so we must ensure we maintain professional relationships whilst managing complex family needs and behaviours.

What you’ll bring:

• A minimum NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience of working with children and families.
• Experience of direct work with children, their families and carers in a statutory or voluntary agency which provides services to vulnerable children and their families.
• Be flexible to work evenings and occasional weekends as needed to ensure we can provide support to families at suitable times. This will involve working until after 6 pm most evenings.
• Have access to a vehicle and a driving licence.
• A passion for helping and supporting children and families.

The above post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references and health clearances. Further details can also be found on the job description and person specification.

We offer a high level of support and training to all Family Time Workers.

What you need to know:

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.

For further information about working for NCC, please visit our website here.