Therapeutic Family Time Worker

Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership; Cannock Chase; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Family Time Worker to support children in local authority foster care, helping them understand their birth identity and supervising time with birth parents. You’ll work with vulnerable children, maintain professional boundaries, and enable positive relationships.

You’ll travel around the county to transport children to family time, work flexible hours including evenings and weekends, and document reports and records accurately.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 in working with children and families or equivalent experience
• Experience of direct work with children, their families and carers in relevant agencies
• Understanding of child development and trauma effects
• Knowledge of policies, guidance and legislation governing children's social care
• Must have unrestricted use of a car and a driving licence
• Flexibility to work evenings and occasional weekends
• Effective communication with children, families and carers
• Ability to build relationships and deliver interventions
• Ability to work in conflict situations
• IT skills including MS packages desirable

Responsibilities

• facilitate therapeutic family time between children and their parents or other family members.
• coordinate arrangements for family time for children and their parents or other family members as directed by court
• transport children and young people to attend family time.
• provide parenting support and guidance during family time.
• support the completion of accurate documentation, reports, and records in relation to children, young people, and families.
• be available outside of traditional working patterns including evenings and weekends to provide support to children, families, and carers when it is needed.

Skills

Effective communication

Relationship building

Conflict management

Flexibility

IT literacy

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Working with Children and Families

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Staffordshire County Council is seeking a Family Time Worker to support children in local authority foster care, helping them understand their birth identity and supervising time with birth parents. You’ll work with vulnerable children, maintain professional boundaries, and enable positive relationships.

You’ll travel around the county to transport children to family time, work flexible hours including evenings and weekends, and document reports and records accurately.