Qualified Social Worker- Family Help Team

Tripod Partners; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Tripod Partners in Dudley is recruiting Family Help practitioners to deliver the Family Safeguarding model, coordinating targeted support for families to keep children safe and thriving.

The role requires a minimum of 3 years cumulative experience with English Local Authorities (including ASYE). The hybrid arrangement includes three days on site and the rate is £41/hour, with CV highlighting this DfE requirement.

Qualifications

• DfE requirement of 3 years cumulative experience with English Local Authority (including ASYE).
• Experience working with family safeguarding and restorative practices is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Deliver targeted family support under the Family Saf safeguarding model.
• Coordinate multi-agency services with local partners to support families.
• Maintain reflective supervision notes and CV-highlight relevant experience.

Skills

Experience with English LA

ASYE experience

Job description

To apply please contact [e-mail]

Roles also available for Children's Transitions and Adolescent Service also paying £41

Hybrid Arrangement – 3 days on site

Rate - £41

DfE Requirement – 3 Years perm cumulative experience with English Local Authority (Including ASYE) . Please ensure this is highlighted on the CV.

Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targetedsupportand help to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to staytogether.We recognise that providing the right type ofsupportat the right time for families is key to working effectively and that lasting relationships with professionals is central to working alongside families and their networks.Working alongside families using our Restorative Model of practice, we use family led-decisionmaking strategies and Motivational Interviewing skills to help families access creative and targetedsupportpackages that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families.This includes increased capacity to manage complex parenting challenges and reducing risks within family networks and across our community. .

Our Family Help service is delivered through the ‘Family Safeguarding model’ which delivers a whole family approach tosupport.Social workers and Family Help practitioners will co-ordinate thesupportoffered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experiencedChildPractitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners’ Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners.The Family Safeguarding programme is used to inform our direct work with families and our model of supervision is reflective group supervision involving those practitioners involved insupportinga family.

We are based centrally at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront but our Family Help service is a locality-based model.Teams working closely alongside Dudley’s 5 Family Hubs who provide earlysupportto families through their links with our local partners.As the Family help service continues to develop, improved relationships between Family Help practitioners and our local partners will enable more families to besupportedearlier when problems and difficulties are easier to address.