Family Support Worker

Seven Resourcing are currently seeking a Family Support Worker to work within Worcestershire County Council. This is a full time role, 37 hrs, paying £18.74 p/h. A full DBS and driving licenses is required for this role. 

People Values:

To uphold and act in accordance with Worcestershire County Council’s values:

– Customer Focus – Ensure delivery of a high-quality service which meets the needs of customers

– Can Do Culture – Be proactive to achieve excellence, finding solutions and creative ways of working

– Freedom within Boundaries – Make constructive change through cohesive decision making, ensuring services are responsive.

The Homeless Intervention Team is a dedicated team working with 16 and 17 year old young people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless within the next 56 days.

The team comprises of 2 Social Workers and 2 Specialist family Support Workers. The focus of the work is to support the young people to remain at or return home to live with their families where it is safe for them to do so. Where young people are unable to remain living at home we explore with them and their families their accommodation options and undertake assessments to identify areas where they may require support to develop their independent living skills to ensure a positive move on into appropriate accommodation.

Many of the young people we work with have experiences trauma in their childhood and have additional vulnerabilities and are often hard to reach young people. The team support young people through assessment, as Children in Need and also in some case as Looked After Children.

If you are someone who:

Shares our passion for working with 16 and 17 year old young people and their families and has a determination to achieve positive outcomes for them Is tenacious, persistent, resilient and excellent at developing positive relationships with young people, their families and partner agencies. Has an understanding of the issues young people have who are faced with homelessness. Understands the legislation relating to homeless young people. Then the Homeless Intervention Team may well be for you!

Working at Seven Resourcing:

Established in 2011, Seven Social Care is a leading provider of social care professionals to county councils, charities, hospitals, care homes and private organisations across the UK.

After being shortlisted for multiple awards in 2018, we are proud of our nationwide reputation for providing a world-class recruitment service that is underpinned by honesty, integrity and attention to detail.

If you’re not the perfect match for this role, but you know a someone who is, help them find their dream job by referring them to Seven Resourcing. As a little ‘thank you’ from us, you will receive £250 for every referral that is successfully placed into a new role.