Family Support Worker

We are working closely with Birmingham Childrens Trust to assist with the appointment of a Family Support Worker on a 1-month contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 15.34- 19.96 per hour

Summary:

The Senior Family Support Worker uses professional knowledge and skills to partner with children young people families and other professionals. The role is to lead and work within a multi-disciplinary and professional integrated family support and safeguarding service providing a timely response to the needs of children young people and their families in line with local policies. This position involves being the lead practitioner in coordinating the implementation of multi-agency intervention plans using a common assessment and delivering evidence-based interventions to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the lead professional for an allocated caseload of children and families
• Coordinate and deliver early help work across Family Support/Think Family to achieve good outcomes for children and families.
• Convene organise and chair case planning and review meetings including acting as lead professional under a multi-agency Integrated Support Plan where appropriate.
• Actively promote the welfare and uphold the safeguarding of children and young people.
• Birmingham Childrens Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment

Essentials:

• The role requires professional knowledge and skills to work in partnership with children young people their families and other practitioners/professionals
• Experience in establishing a high standard of practice in delivering a family support service that achieves family outcomes is essential.
• Experience or capacity to act as a champion in a specific practice area (e.g. domestic violence substance misuse disability parenting).

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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