Impactful Early Help Support Worker (Temporary)

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Casual User Car Allowance

Job summary

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking an experienced Early Help Support Worker to join the EHASH on a temporary basis. The role involves supporting assessment, information gathering and follow-up of Early Help cases to identify needs and coordinate appropriate support.

The post requires experience with vulnerable children and families, involvement in Early Help Assessments or risk assessments, and strong safeguarding knowledge.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Experience completing or contributing to Early Help Assessments and risk assessments.
• Good understanding of safeguarding children and young people.
• Experience gathering, analysing and recording sensitive information.
• Experience working within a multi-disciplinary or multi-agency setting.
• Strong communication and engagement skills when working with families and professionals.

Responsibilities

• Support Early Help Advisers with researching and progressing allocated cases within EHASH.
• Gather information from parents/carers, children and young people, schools and other professionals.
• Follow up referrals and agreed actions within required timescales.
• Initiate Early Help Assessments (EHA) and support the transition into the Team Around the Family (TAF) process.
• Engage with children, families and professionals to understand needs and identify appropriate support.
• Complete or contribute to assessments and risk assessments where required.
• Identify safeguarding concerns and ensure appropriate procedures and referrals are followed.
• Help develop outcome-focused support packages based on an assessment of the family’s needs.
• Liaise with partner agencies and other services to coordinate effective support.
• Follow cases through EHASH to ensure agreed actions are implemented.
• Maintain clear, accurate and auditable case records, assessments, decisions and outcomes.
• Use relevant case management and IT systems, including ICS, ONE and EHM.
• Provide administrative support to Early Help Advisers, including case recording and meeting minutes where required.

Skills

Information gathering

Case management

Communication skills

Safeguarding children

Multi-agency working

Administrative support

Risk assessment

Assessment support

Tools

ICS

ONE

EHM

Job description

Rochdale Borough Council is seeking an experienced Early Help Support Worker to join the EHASH on a temporary basis. The role involves supporting assessment, information gathering and follow-up of Early Help cases to identify needs and coordinate appropriate support.

The post requires experience with vulnerable children and families, involvement in Early Help Assessments or risk assessments, and strong safeguarding knowledge.