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Family Support Worker

We are looking for a Family Support Worker to act as a keyworker delivering packages of support with children, young people, and whole families to prevent escalation to more intensive services.

Position: Family Support Worker (5 positions available)

Location: Harborne/Community Based (the families you will be supporting will be based in Edgbaston & Northfield. This is an outreach position and you will be expected to be based in the community)

Hours: Full-time and part-time hours available

Salary: £26,430 per annum pro rata for part time

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: The provision of workplace wellbeing support and activities, hybrid working where the role allows, flexible working and a range of family friendly policies and subsidised parking.

Closing Date: 1st June (midnight)

Interview Date: 9th & 10th June

The Role

Key duties include:

  • Work in partnership with other practitioner/professionals, children, young people, and their family.
  • Work within a multi-disciplinary and professional integrated Early Help service to provide a timely response to the needs of children, young people and their families.
  • Deliver evidenced based interventions.
  • Provide a timely response to the identified needs of children and young people.
  • Promote and use an Early Help Assessment framework.
  • Be responsible for a high standard of case recording.
  • Engage with children, young people and their families and actively promote their participation in assessments and support plans.
  • Manage and prioritise an allocated caseload.
  • Organise and participate in planning programme delivery of evidenced based programmes.
Required Skills/Experience

We are looking for an empathetic communicator with experience of delivering outreach support work and supporting families and individuals with complex support needs, with the ability to forge links and establishing relationships with partner agencies

You may also have experience in areas such as Family, Family Support, Community Support, Community Engagement, Family Worker, Family Support Worker, Community Support Worker, Community Engagement Worker, Outreach Worker, Family Support Officer.

To Apply

Download job description here: Early Help Family Support Worker JD

To Apply, please email your CV and a covering letter detailing why you are interested in the role and how your skills and experience match the Person Specification to recruitment@gatewayfs.org