Family Contact Worker

1 month ago


Didsbury, United Kingdom We Do Social Work Full time
Role: Family Contact Worker
Location: To be based at Wythenshawe district office/Acorns Withington work city wide depending on service needs and demands.
Hourly Rate: £15 - £18 per hour
To supervise family time with looked after children and their families.
Offer advice and guidance on parenting.
Complete observations of family time.
Must be a car driver - Drive children to and from family time when required.
Must be able to start on 26th September on a full time basis
Family Contact Worker  – Key Competencies and Technical Requirements
Behavioural Competencies
Teamwork – Working together helps deliver the best outcomes.

Customer Service – Putting customers at the heart of what we do.

Delivery – Delivery of high quality services is at the heart of what we do.

Change – Improving services and making the most of resources.

Pride in Manchester – Demonstrating pride in our city.
Generic Skills
Communication Skills
Demonstrates an understanding of the views of others and communicates in a realistic and practical manner using appropriate language and medium, listens attentively to views and issues of others and responds to issues arising.
Planning & Organising
Excellent time management skills, creating own work schedules, prioritising, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales for own self and others. Has the ability to visualise a sequence of actions needed to achieve a specific goal and how to estimate the resources required.
Problem Solving & Decision making
Ability to analyse situations, diagnose problems, identify the key issues, establish and evaluate alternative courses of action and produce a logical, practical and acceptable solution.
Administrative Skills
Ability to arrange and service complex meetings, preparing information, taking detailed notes and producing minutes from a wide range of meetings.
Technical requirements (Role Specific)
Good understanding of Child development & experience of working with children & their families

General understanding of child protection procedures and principles and MCC social work procedures relating to court proceedings.

Understanding of The Assessment Framework and how their role will contribute to assessments completed under this Framework.

Willingness to apply for an enhanced CRB check.

Current driving licence and use of a vehicle
Why work with We do Social Work?
New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Your own dedicated friendly consultant with extensive social work knowledge

Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
Refer a friend
“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us*
We Do Social Work is an equal opportunities employer and is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. 
Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes*
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