Social Worker - Family Help

WMJobs; Brierley Hill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for dedicated professionals to join our Family Help service, based in Cable Plaza, Brierley Hill. The roles are focused on supporting families using a whole-family approach with the aim of facilitating lasting change.

You will coordinate support with a team of multidisciplinary practitioners, develop child protection plans, and engage with local partners to enhance family networks. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in family dynamics and collaborative practices.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of family dynamics and support services.
• Experience in collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to engage with families and local partners effectively.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate support offered to families using a whole-family approach.
• Work with families to develop a coordinated plan, including child protection.
• Support kinship arrangements and contribute to service development.

Job description

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Location: Cable Plaza, Brierley Hill, Dudley. DY5 1LW

Overview

Grade 9 and Grade 10 posts available. Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targeted support to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to stay together. Working alongside families using our Restorative Model of practice, we use family led-decision making strategies and Motivational Interviewing skills to help families access creative and targeted support packages that will develop meaningful and lasting change for families.

Our Family Help service is delivered through the “Family Safeguarding model,” which delivers a whole family approach to support. Social workers and Family Help practitioners will coordinate the support offered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experienced Child Practitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners; Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners. The Family Safeguarding programme informs our direct work with families and our model of supervision is reflective group supervision involving those practitioners involved in supporting a family. We are based centrally at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront, but our Family Help service is locality-based and works closely with Dudley’s 5 Family Hubs to provide early support through links with local partners.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate the support offered to families using a whole-family approach, drawing on the knowledge and skillset of multidisciplinary practitioners.
• Work with families to develop a coordinated plan, including child protection plans, and undertake pre-proceedings and care proceedings work as part of safeguarding practice.
• Support kinship arrangements by working with the kinship team to develop creative and supportive plans for family networks.
• Contribute to ongoing service development and strive to improve outcomes for children and families, with regular supervision and a committed management team.
• Engage with local partners and Family Hubs to enable earlier support and stronger family networks.

Qualifications

• Not specified in the provided description.