Key Worker - Locality

Golearnleicestershire; Wigston; Presencial; GBP 37.000 - 40.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Leicestershire County Council invites applications for a Part-time Key Worker role within Targeted Family Help covering Blaby, Oadby and Wigston. The post involves providing direct support in the home to families with complex needs and delivering evidence-based interventions. DBS disclosure is required.

The role requires Level 3 qualifications, a driving licence, and readiness to work in a diverse community. Flexible working options may be discussed during the interview process.

Formación

• Level 3 qualification in social care, health or childcare.
• Experience delivering evidence-based interventions (e.g., solution-focused brief therapy, parenting programmes).
• Knowledge of domestic violence, mental health difficulties, substance misuse and poverty.
• Understanding of discrimination, social exclusion and working with diverse communities.
• Awareness of 'good enough parenting' and effects of poverty on children.
• Ability to engage families proactively and persuasively.
• Ability to communicate sensitively with children and adults; prioritize safeguarding.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle for this post.

Responsabilidades

• Provide direct home support to children and families with complex needs.
• Identify and deliver evidence-based interventions.
• Help diffuse conflicts and challenging situations.
• Demonstrate commitment to accessible and inclusive services.
• Support flexible/hybrid working where feasible.

Conocimientos

Direct home support

Interventions knowledge

Communication with families

Community sensitivity

Educación

Level 3 qualification in social care/health/childcare

Descripción del empleo

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Bassett Street South Wigston LE18 4PE

Salary: £36,621 - £40,458 Per annum (pro rata for part time)

Working Hours: 18.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 19th November 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

Targeted Family Help in Blaby, Oadby and Wigston are looking for Key Workers!

Do you have experience of providing direct support in the home to children and families with complex needs? Do you have experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions to families and experience of working with issues of conflict and confrontation and an ability to diffuse difficult situations? If so, we would love to hear from you.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

Previous applicants need not apply

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Level 3 qualification in social care, health or Childcare or Experience of providing direct support in the home to children and families with complex needs which may include mental health, offending, substance misuse, domestic violence, and abuse, and/or educational issues.
• Experience of identifying and delivering appropriate evidence-based interventions e.g. solution focussed brief therapy, the Freedom Programme, parenting programmes, brief intervention, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based approaches, motivational interviewing.
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic violence and abuse, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, poverty, housing.
• An understanding of the impact of discrimination on the lives of those from all communities and others that experience social exclusion, and an ability to work with people from differing backgrounds
• Awareness and understanding of ‘good enough parenting’ and relationship between poverty and social deprivation and to be able to hold a compassionate position but still hold protection of children as the priority. Be able to recognise ‘cumulative harm’ and risk indicators of different forms of harm – sexual, physical, emotional and neglect.
• Ability to work proactively, persistently, and persuasively with families who may not be willing to engage with services, using a range of techniques that encourage active participation.

• Ability to build professional confidence and resilience, good working relationships with families, ability to over-come barriers to them engaging, recognising reasons for resistance to change, where tensions can exist. Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with children and adults, focusing on hearing and capturing the child’s voice.

  You will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle for this post.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion,please contact:

Emily Food - Team Leader, Blaby, Oadby and Wigston

Email [e-mail]

Helen Coulter - Team Leader

Email: [e-mail]

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