Flexible Part-Time Early Help Coordinator for Families

Bristol City Corporation; West of England; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Bristol City Council is recruiting an Early Help Coordinator to join the First Assessment Service at City Hall, Bristol. The role focuses on rapid, informed decisions for referrals needing safeguarding intervention for vulnerable children and families.

You will triage, advise, signpost and refer to relevant family support services, working from the office with some occasional home-working depending on service need and demand.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and/or families to support access to appropriate services.
• Ability to triage and make rapid, informed, safeguarding decisions.
• Excellent collaboration with partner agencies to coordinate support.

Responsibilities

• Triage referrals and provide advice and signposting to families.
• Refer cases to appropriate services meeting Family Help level of intervention.
• Work from City Hall with some occasional home working depending on service need.
• Contribute to a stable service with strong staff morale and low vacancy rates.

Skills

Child welfare experience

Multi-agency working

Decision making

Signposting

Education

Higher education qualification

Job description

Bristol City Council is recruiting an Early Help Coordinator to join the First Assessment Service at City Hall, Bristol. The role focuses on rapid, informed decisions for referrals needing safeguarding intervention for vulnerable children and families.

You will triage, advise, signpost and refer to relevant family support services, working from the office with some occasional home-working depending on service need and demand.