Impactful Family Support Worker | Flexible Working

Essex County Counci; Basildon; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Employee benefits

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker in Basildon to work with families, building strong relationships and delivering practical and emotional support as part of a coordinated plan.

You will operate within the Children & Families framework, coordinating with a team and using supervision to ensure effective interventions that improve life chances for children and families. There is a strong emphasis on safeguarding and professional development.

Qualifications

• A qualification such as NVQ level 3 in Children and Families or equivalent knowledge and skills from experience working in a related field as well as evidence of working directly with children and families accessing statutory/ non-statutory services.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and aware of the principles of evidenced based practice.
• Able to provide practical advice and support to families to enable identified families to achieve sustainable outcomes.
• Follow legal and safeguarding requirements and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Holding their own caseload, Family Workers will utilise support from their supervisor and colleagues about the direction and actions required to move a case forward on a day-to-day basis and refer decisions regarding risk or significant concern to their manager or practice supervisor.
• Working alongside children, young people, and their families to change areas of their lives which may mean they have reduced life chances. Provide both practical and specialist advice as well acting as a lead coordinator for additional support services where appropriate.
• Working as part of a Children in Care team to undertake holistic assessment of family needs and help identify how outcomes can be achieved, ensuring that assessments and intervention plans reflect family and young person’s views and aspirations.
• Provide specific practical, personal, and emotional support to families in their homes or other settings as part of an agreed plan, which will be reviewed jointly with families, leading to achievement of agreed and sustainable family outcomes.
• Undertake programmes of work to support children and families to develop their skills to resolve issues and problems themselves, provide them with information and accompany them when needed to help them access other local provision.

Skills

Effective communication

Problem solving

Time management

Reliability

Independent work

Education

NVQ level 3 in Children and Families

Job description

Essex County Council is seeking a dedicated Family Support Worker in Basildon to work with families, building strong relationships and delivering practical and emotional support as part of a coordinated plan.

You will operate within the Children & Families framework, coordinating with a team and using supervision to ensure effective interventions that improve life chances for children and families. There is a strong emphasis on safeguarding and professional development.