Family Support Worker
Barnsley
Start date: ASAP
Full time: 36/hr a week
£18.70/hr

Disabled Children's Team (DCT) - Family Support Worker.

We are recruiting to one of our DCT family support worker roles to cover sickness. The role involves undertaking short break assessments, short break annual reviews, supervising family time, life story work, and provide support to families where needed. The role is full time and is based at The Cudworth Centre, Carlton Street, Cudworth, Barnsley. There is an expectation that you will be office based at least 3 days per week.

Responsibilities
* To engage and support targeted families with children aged 0-25 years across the network of Family Centres within designated locality areas through targeted outreach/home visiting and Family support interventions as identified though the Early Help Assessment.
* When appropriate to take the role of lead practitioner in the Early Help Assessment delivering interventions and supporting interventions at Tier 3 and 4 when directed as part of a CIN/CPP plan with relevant professionals.
* To support families through planned interventions that have clear initial assessment and targets and objectives which are reviewed at regular intervals with the family, utilising relevant and current holistic
assessment tools.
* To lead in identifying the hard to reach and vulnerable families within the local area, in response to locality data, and promote Family Centre Services to them, referring families to specialist services as required.

Education and Training
* NVQ 4 or equivalent qualification in a related discipline
* Commitment to achieving a relevant level 5 qualification

Relevant Experience
* Relevant substantial post qualifying experience of working with children and families in the community within a family support context.
* Substantial experience of multi-agency working to develop integrated services for children and families
* Experience of analysing local needs through consultation and planning and developing
services to address those needs

General and Special Knowledge
* Extensive knowledge of child and family development
* Knowledge of services provided in Barnsley for children and families
* Knowledge of the Early Help Assessment and associated paperwork and processes
* Knowledge of relevant and current curriculums/frameworks
* Knowledge of current legislation and initiative relating to children and families aged 0-25 years