Hybrid Family Support Specialist – DBS Checked

Civic Recruitment Limited; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Family Support Worker to join the Family Help Service on a 3-month contract with a local authority. You will assess needs, develop Family Help Plans, and provide direct work with children, young people, and parents using evidence-informed approaches to improve outcomes.

Requirements include Enhanced DBS (Children's) and willingness to travel by car. The role is 37 hours per week, office-based during certain weeks with flexible hybrid working and a

Qualifications

• Experience providing direct support to children and families.
• Ability to build trust with reluctant families to engage services.
• Understanding of child development and impact of trauma on families.
• Experience applying safeguarding thresholds to determine appropriate intervention level.

Responsibilities

• Complete Family Help Assessments with children and families, ensuring the child's lived experience remains central.
• Develop, coordinate and review Family Help Plans that build on family strengths and address identified needs.
• Deliver direct work with children, young people and parents using evidence-informed approaches.
• Support families to access community resources, universal services and specialist support where required.
• Build positive and trusting relationships with children and families, including those who may be reluctant to engage.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies, sharing information appropriately and contributing to multi-agency planning.
• Co-work more complex cases alongside Social Workers and elevate concerns where safeguarding risks increase.

Skills

Direct work with children

Relationship building with families

Trauma-informed understanding

Threshold guidance knowledge

Education

Enhanced DBS (Children's)

Job description

Civic Recruitment Limited is seeking a Family Support Worker to join the Family Help Service on a 3-month contract with a local authority. You will assess needs, develop Family Help Plans, and provide direct work with children, young people, and parents using evidence-informed approaches to improve outcomes.

Requirements include Enhanced DBS (Children's) and willingness to travel by car. The role is 37 hours per week, office-based during certain weeks with flexible hybrid working and a