Family Support Worker

Seven Social Care are currently recruiting for 4 Family Support Workers to start a new role in Lancashire.   

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.

This is initially a 3 – 6 month contract with the view of extending.

Responsibilities:

Undertake service support activities to respond to the unmet needs of families. Including

undertaking early help assessments, developing smart action plans, and delivering evidence

based direct work interventions, designed to improve outcomes for children, young people

and their families.

Respect confidentiality and explain to parents/carers when there is need to share information

with others in order to protect children.

Demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the

forefront of all activity.

Record their interventions and direct work with service users in a comprehensive, accurate

and judgement free manner, applying suitable analysis to justify their defined course of

actions.

Applicant Requirements:

Experience:  Experience of, or the ability to demonstrate the competence to, work directly with individual children, young people, and families to identify and assess their needs and make appropriate planned responses which seek to improve outcomes.

Qualifications:  Professional and/or academic level 3 qualification or equivalent or substantial experience in a relevant technical, specialised, or operational field

Compliance:  Enhanced DBS, Right to Work in the UK

Hours:  37 hours a week

Travel:  Full UK driving license and access to your own car (essential)

Working with Seven Social Care:

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.

Seven is the recruitment service that guarantees experienced, qualified, and available staff exactly when you need them. Our expert talent acquisition team seamlessly connect professionals to all areas of social care; including Children and Adults, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Community, Support Work and everything in between.

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.

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