Outreach Family Support Worker

Brackenberry; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local support agency in Liverpool is seeking an Outreach Family Support Worker on a 1-month contract. This role focuses on providing early help support to children and families using a whole family approach. Responsibilities include acting as Lead Professional for cases, coordinating multi-agency support, and assessing risk through home visits. Applicants must have significant experience in outreach settings, knowledge of legal frameworks, and be available to work at short notice. Competitive hourly pay offered.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date knowledge of legal framework regarding child protection.
• Experience working in outreach or home settings with children and families.
• Ability to assess risk and need using standardized tools.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead Professional for complex cases from Childrens Social Care.
• Deliver bespoke packages for vulnerable children and adolescents.
• Support parents in developing strategies to enhance relationships and home environments.
• Assess risk through home visits and ensure smooth transitions to Statutory Care.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Multi-agency coordination

Risk assessment

De-escalation techniques

Job description

We are working closely alongside with a local authority in Liverpoolto assist with the appointment of anOutreach Family Support Workeron a1-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £16.50 - £21.70 per hour

Summary

The Outreach Family Support Worker provides high-quality, home-based Early Help support to children (ages 0-25*) and their families using a "whole family" approach. The primary goal of this role is to deliver intensive, targeted intervention at Level 3 of the safeguarding continuum to prevent the need for statutory social care services. The post-holder takes whole-case responsibility as a Lead Professional, coordinating multi-agency support and utilizing the Signs of Safety (SOS) model to empower families and improve outcomes for vulnerable children.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Lead Professional for complex cases stepping down from Childrens Social Care. This includes completing Early Help Assessments (EHAT), chairing Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings, and formulating intervention plans.
• Deliver bespoke packages and programmes for vulnerable children and adolescents, including those with complex emotional and mental health challenges.
• Support parents and carers in developing practical strategies to enhance positive relationships and improve home environments.
• Assess risk through consistent home visits, identify when cases escalates to Level 4 (Statutory Care), and ensure a smooth transition while promoting the safeguarding of children in line with statutory legislation.
• Support the delivery of supervised contact for cases open to Early Help as required.

Qualification

• Up-to-date knowledge of the legal framework and statutory responsibilities regarding the protection and care of children.

Essentials

• Significant experience working with children, young people, and families within an outreach or home-based setting.
• Experience taking lead responsibility for cases, including the coordination of multi-agency meetings (TAF/LP roles).
• Proven track record of assessing risk and need using standardized assessment tools (e.g., EHAT).
• Experience supporting adolescents with mental health issues or families with complex emotional needs.
• Experience using de-escalation techniques to manage challenging behaviors in a community or home environment.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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