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Family Support Worker

3 months ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Passion4Fusion Full time

Service:
Passion4Fusion Family Support Team

Job Title:
Family Support Worker (The Promise)

Responsible to:
The Promise Lead

Conditions of Service 2-year fixed contract

Salary £24,000 pa

Job Outline


As a member Passion4Fusion's Family Support Team and in partnership with other services and agencies you will support the development of practice, culture, and systems to improve outcomes for children and young people from the Black and Ethnic minority community who are at risk of experiencing care or who have care experience.

You will also play a key role in supporting the delivery of the wider aspirations of "Keeping the Promise" to children, young people and their families in Scotland, through a transformation of the way care and support is provided.


You will contribute to the development of approaches and systems that deliver a supportive workforce by equipping everyone who provides a supportive role to children, young people, and families with the specialist knowledge required to respond to the unique and individual needs of families with migrant and refugee/asylum status.

Your supportive role will help to improve outcomes and prevent many families reaching crisis point.


You will work as part of a core team, reporting to the Promise Lead but you will be required to build relationships and engage with a range of key stakeholders including children, young people, their families and carers, practitioners, and decision-makers both within the service and the wider partnership.

Main

Responsibilities:

  • To support the implementation locally of the Independent Care Review 'The Promise' to young people and their families
  • To support the Black and Ethnic minority community to be able to understand parenting in
Scotland's Jurisdiction.

  • To ensure that all work undertaken is focused on achieving improved outcomes for black and ethnic minority young people who are at risk, are looked after or care experienced and their families.
  • To effectively engage the workforce in understanding and providing culturally appropriate support for children and families from the Black and Ethnic minority community
  • To raise awareness and provide information to children and young people, parents, kinship carers and professionals with information about the _The Promise_
  • To research and represent the views of care experienced young people and their families and those on the edges of care, working collaboratively with other agencies
  • To research and report on best practice across the sector in the above areas.
  • Keep detailed records of work undertaken with young people and produce relevant reports and statistics.
  • To contribute to practice development, and training within the workforce, leading on designated strands of activity and liaising, communicating, and working with other professionals and agencies.
  • To participate in team meetings and other team arrangements.
  • To participate proactively in training and staff development opportunities consistent with
Passion4Fusion policies/procedures

  • To take personal responsibility for own continuous professional development.
  • To undertake other duties as required.
This job outline is intended to indicate the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post.

It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but, while some variation can be expected in particular duties, the outline is considered to provide a reasonable general description of the post.


SPECIFICATION ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE METHOD OF

ASSESSMENT
QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING

Care Experience x Application Form

English Nat 4 or above X Application Form
X Application Form

SVQ3 or equivalent in relevant field

WORK EXPERIENCE
Relevant experience of a range of X

Application Form/ engagement and participation Interview methods to engage young people and their families

Application Form/

Experience of service improvement Interview activities either locally and/or X nationally
Application Form/
Experience of working or Interview volunteering with vulnerable children X and young people and their families/carers

KNOWLEDGE/SKILL/ABILITY

Good knowledge of the care system Application Form/

X Interview and its context within Scotland and an understanding of _The Promise._

Knowledge and understanding of the
X Application Form/ impact of trauma and adversity. Interview

Ability to engage and build positive relationships with children, young X Application Form/

Interview people and families

Ability to engage and build effective working relationships with a range of Application Form/ stakeholders X Interview

Good communication skills including X verbal, written and listening

Ability to present and deliver X information to range of audiences

Good ICT skills including social X media, digital tools.

Ability to manage your time and

X workload to effectively prioritise and meet deadlines

Ability to work as part of a team and to work on own initiative

X

Knowledge and ability to