Trauma-Informed Family Support Worker | Hybrid

The Methodist Church in Britain; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council, as part of the Future4Me team, is seeking two permanent Family Help Workers in Children's Services. The role involves acting as a key worker for families, carrying out assessments, delivering trauma-informed one-to-one interventions, and developing family plans.

Hybrid working applies with a nominated base, some travel, and possible evening and weekend cases. Fluency in spoken English is required. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience in undertaking family assessments and delivering needs-led support.
• Ability to act as Lead Professional for a family.
• Ability to engage families and build relationships to support accurate assessments.
• Knowledge of child development and trauma-informed approaches.
• Experience working with multi-agency staff.

Responsibilities

• Act as key worker for families with a range of needs.
• Undertake assessments of children and families.
• Deliver and co-ordinate interventions directly to children and families.
• Deliver evidence-based one-to-one interventions in a trauma-sensitive way.
• Develop family plans and deliver needs-led packages of support.
• Lead Professional for a family where appropriate, co-ordinating day-to-day delivery of the family plan.
• Engage families and build relationships to support accurate assessments.
• Contribute to holistic family work for children on child protection plans, child in need plans and those looked after.
• Work with staff and specialists from other agencies and organisations.
• Travel and work flexibly, including some evening and weekend work where cases require it.
• Commute to a nominated contractual work base when necessary.

Skills

Family assessments

Lead Professional role

Engaging families

Child development knowledge

Teamwork with agencies

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Lincolnshire County Council, as part of the Future4Me team, is seeking two permanent Family Help Workers in Children's Services. The role involves acting as a key worker for families, carrying out assessments, delivering trauma-informed one-to-one interventions, and developing family plans.

Hybrid working applies with a nominated base, some travel, and possible evening and weekend cases. Fluency in spoken English is required. Visa sponsorship is not available.