Child & Family Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Walsall, United Kingdom 4Recruitment Services Remote Work Freelance Full time

4Recruitment Services are seeking a Child & Family Support Workers.

The client has 4 vacancies and requires a worker in each locality: Wednesbury x 1, Willenhall x 1 & Walsall x 2.

The role involves:

  • Working specifically with expectant parents and so we would like candidates who have experiences in delivering parenting interventions and those candidates who have worked with expectant parents or small children in some capacity.
  • Working with both mothers and fathers to prepare for parenthood and after birth. This will be offering practical as well as emotional support and working alongside the social worker to mitigate risks and address needs identified.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

  • You will be required to work alongside and collaboratively with your team manager/senior practitioner to ensure children, young people and their families are effectively safeguarded and supported.
  • To work with children and young people are in care, in need and at risk of harm as part of a multiagency team to provide an integrated whole family approach to positively make a change in family behaviours.
  • To provide practical and emotional support to parents as through parents change for children can be achieved and sustained. However maintain children at the centre of our practice and ensuring the voice of the child is listened to and understood.
  • To be responsible for various levels of family support with individual families working in their home or other community settings as appropriate
  • To case hold a small number of children in need alongside an allocated social worker to progress their plans and deliver intervention and support as specified.
  • To support the delivery of safe and effective supervised family time offering support and guidance to families within a safe environment or in the community.
  • To provide signposting information and direct advice and guidance to families on child development and parenting using evidence based practice.
  • Work flexibly to meet the needs of children and families within the borough through evidence based/evidenced informed interventions
  • To contribute to the assessment and support of parents, children and their families.
  • Robust management of the plan of work with the family, reviewing this with social workers and families in a timely manner to prevent drift and escalation of concerns.
  • The delivery of direct work with parents and children through their plans of support.
  • To act as a positive role model for parents/carers in a range of contexts including groups, drop in sessions, 1-1 work

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Experience delivering therapeutic interventions or additional training around trauma or ACE's this would also be welcomed
  • Children, Young People &Families Practitioner or substantial experience in a similar role. Ability to motivate children, young people and their families
  • A Level 3 or equivalent and / or vocational qualifications (e.g. children and young people or communities Or Extensive experience working with children and families this could include: Training in evidence based programmes including Parenting, Mediation, Family Group Conferencing, Restorative practice, NVR and trauma informed practice.
  • Ability to motivate children, young people and their families
  • Experience of creative and innovative approaches to engage vulnerable and hard to reach young people, children and their families
  • Demonstrates knowledge of child development and the needs of children and young people.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and form good working relationships with young people and their carers to support and motivate them to address issues which may be creating barriers.
  • Ability to undertake appropriate assessments of the needs of children, young people and their families to support and implement effective support plans.
  • Ability to deescalate upset families
  • Enhanced DBS

What we offer:

  • 24 hour one on one specialist consultant based within your geographical area
  • 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
  • Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy in further detail or any other vacancies, please contact our Team on (phone number removed) or email (url removed).

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