Senior Family Support Worker

Parkinson's UK; Watford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in the UK is seeking a Senior Family Support Practitioner in Watford to provide support and supervision in a dynamic family center service. This full-time role requires expertise in safeguarding and collaborative work with various agencies to enhance support for vulnerable families. The successful candidate will not only lead a team but also manage complex cases, ensuring families receive the highest quality care during critical early years.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

EAP & Doctorline

Rewards & Discounts

Birthday and Wellbeing day off

Training & Development

Qualifications

• Experience in case management and developing staff.
• Experience of working in a family support capacity.
• Demonstrated sound Safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day line management of the FS team.
• Overseeing effective use of assessment tools to enhance service offer.
• Holding a small caseload of the most complex families.

Skills

Safeguarding practices

Multi-agency working

Supervisory skills

Family support experience

Education

Level 4 or above in a recognized professional qualification

Job description

Location Watford & Three Rivers, Hertfordshire

This is a Permanent , Full Time vacancy that will close in 24 days at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Hertfordshire’s Family Centre Service is made up of the Public Health Nursing Service (Health Visitors and School Nurses) and the Family Support Service. Our purpose is to support children and families to have the best start in life, develop well and thrive.
We provide families with children aged up to 5 years with a wide range of services, information and support on key areas relating to family life.

As a Senior Family Support Practitioner, you will provide support to the Family Support Lead and Locality Manager to ensure an integrated approach to supporting families, with a particular focus on the more vulnerable.

The Role
• Providing day to day line management of the FS team including supervision meetings, capacity planning, management of resources, monitoring of sickness absence and holiday requests.
• Ensuring an integrated approach to supporting families, with a particular focus on the more vulnerable.
• Information sharing with key partners and upholding multi-agency working.
• Overseeing effective use of all assessment and evaluation tools to enhance the service offer provided to families, ensuring the family’s needs remain central to all plans.
• Identifying and planning activities to encourage the engagement of parents and children.
• Holding a small caseload of the most complex families.
• Working towards and achieving the agreed internal and external Key Performance Indicators and objectives to ensure a high level of service is provided at all times.

Requirements
• Level 4 or above in a recognised professional qualification in health, education, childcare, social care or equivalent.
• Experience of working in a family support capacity, including developing and delivering a range of support to children and families.
• Experience of supervising, case management, and developing staff.
• Demonstrable experience of sound Safeguarding practices, procedures and legislation; including Early Help.
• Experience of multi-agency working.
• You will require an enhanced DBS check. Car driver, with own car essential.


At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage/Civil Partnership, Pregnancy/Maternity, Race, Religion/Belief, Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.


This is a Full Time role.
Hours per week: 37.5
Working Pattern: mon- fri 9 - 5

About Us

One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over halfway through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade.

The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do “more and better, together” so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.

The Family Support Service is part of the Hertfordshire Family Centre Service. We offer support, advice and guidance for families from pregnancy through to when a child reaches the end of Primary School (11 years old). Our purpose is to support families to receive seamless integrated services, support and information on key areas relating to family life. This is provided through universal services, where there are emerging needs, along with when more specialist or 1;1 support would be beneficial. Services can be delivered through 1:1, group sessions and activities, accessed within centres, community venues or support workers will visit families within their homes to ensure individual family’s needs are met.

The geographical area we cover includes, Broxbourne, East Herts and Welwyn and Hatfield Districts (the East Quadrant of Hertfordshire). With our purpose being to support children and families to have the best start in life, develop well and thrive.

These include:

Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people.

Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living.

Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers.

Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire.

Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children.

Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire.

Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire.

Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund.

Our Values

We champion RESPECT so everyone can belong

We show COMPASSION so everyone can contribute

We inspire GROWTH so everyone can thrive

• Health Cash Plan

Covers healthcare expenses from optical and dental care to therapy treatments. Shared pot for children included.

• EAP & Doctorline

Confidential help and advice line (24 hours) on medical, legal, and domestic issues.

• Rewards & Discounts

Special offers from hundreds of leading online and high street retailers & Discounts on gym memberships.

• Birthday and Wellbeing day off

One day additional leave day for every year of service up to 5 days.

• Leave & Support

Support for your child, IVF treatment, and through challenging times.

Training & Development with a clear pathway for you to grow.