Family Support Worker
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Job Description
The Service & Team:
Early Help is about identifying problems at an early stage and providing purposeful and effective help as soon as possible once they have been identified working with families to solve those problems before they get out of hand.
The Role:
Family workers within the Early Help team work with families to support with issues such as helping to understand and change unwanted behaviours; helping parents and children to recognise and manage their emotions; parenting skills/routines and boundaries; and supporting families to avoid crisis.
Family workers work closely with partner agencies such as health education Police as well as specialist services to ensure that children and families can thrive.
Work is completed in family homes family hubs schools and in the community.
This is a public/customer-facing role where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
Working Pattern:
Full time hours 37 hours per week Monday Friday. Flexible working can be available once probationary period is successfully completed.
What youll need to succeed:
A degree or equivalent in Health & Social Care or education or similar.
Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert
What youll get in return:
Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.
Our core employee rewards and benefits include:
a competitive salary.
a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Additional Information:
Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
The full role profile is attached here
We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.
For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Jonquil Payne
Application Process
Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstratewhy you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.
Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.
Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.
Employment Type
Full-Time
