Family Support Worker Fixed Term Early Help Chorley

SalaryPer annum Fixed Term Until 31/03/2026 Full Time 37 hours per week Early Help Chorley

International Sponsorship this role isnotopento international sponsorship.

Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) is part of Lancashire County Councils Education and Childrens Services. It offers early help and support to children young people aged 019yrs 25yrs for young people with special educational needs and disabilities) and their families across Lancashire.

The service is committed to minimising the impact of any disadvantage for Lancashire children by working with them their families and communities as early as possible enabling them to get the right support in the right way at the right time.

The service responds as early as possible when a child young person or family needs support and this helps to prevent concerns escalating. By working together with the child and family we can provide an enhanced level of practical support to address needs directly. Sometimes our workers meet with individuals or families on a onetoone basis and sometimes they bring children young people and families together in groups. We focus on strengths and protective factors and build a positive relationship with children and family members where their voice is heard and they feel listened to.

Our core aim is to work better together with our multiagency early help partners across all areas in Lancashire to ensure that Children young people and their families are safe healthy and achieve their full potential. Early Help is fundamental to achieving this vision.

As a Family Support Worker you will undertake appropriate assessment of the needs of Children Young People and their families in line with the agreed Early Help Assessment Framework and team around the family methodology. Within this you will be expected to deliver identified interventions with Children Young People and their families as part of an agreed action plan to achieve positive outcomes.

You will carry a caseload of children and young people in families whose needs are complex in range depth and significance on Lancashires continuum of need. Some of this work will be complex and challenging in nature and will consist of intensive support case work that is up to the thresholds for statutory services.

As a Family Support Worker you will be required to record your case notes appropriately within the agreed Case Management IT system and in line with the Services Professional Recording Standards.

For further information please contact:

Helen Tanner Team Manager

Children & Family Wellbeing Service (Early Help) Lancashire County Council

Proposed interview date 12th and 13th May 2025

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013. If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a disclosure. Further information can be found on the Our Recruitment Process tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

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