Family Worker

2 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

Job description

**Brighter Futures for Children**

**Full Time, Permanent position x 2**

**Some flexible working required depending on service needs**

**About us**

Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy and successful lives.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity for you to join our Children Action Team as a Family Worker. You will work as a part of an Early Help team providing effective family support interventions. You will provide support to a caseload of families to achieve positive outcomes.

**Job responsibilities**:

- To work with the whole family and partners to assess the needs within the household and acknowledge those of the extended family.
- To deliver evidence-based interventions with families including direct work with children and young people
- To adopt a key worker/lead Professional approach to develop, co-ordinate and deliver outcome focussed plans including:

- Organising, chairing and/or attending multi-agency Team Around the Child/family meetings to ensure a partnership approach to engaging and supporting families.
- Reviewing action plans and ensure they are timely and SMART
- To work with families who exhibit a range of challenges and who may be resistant to change and/or engagement - there may be a requirement to work intensively for a period with some families. This will include families stepping down from CSC statutory services, via CSPoA and some joint work with CSC
- To Liaise effectively and work with universal, targeted and statutory services and partners where appropriate (eg schools, children’s Social Care, voluntary orgs etc)
- To use Case Management System, keeping timely and accurate records of interventions to set timescales

You should have previous experience working with children, young people and their families and ideally have knowledge of child development.

**Our offer**:
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to put your ideas across. Creativity and team working is strongly encouraged, and you'll get a great feel for that working in our friendly and collaborative environment.

You will receive a competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:

- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
- Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
- Car loan scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loans
- A range of local shopping discounts

**Closing date: 18 June 2023**

**Shortlisting date: 22 June 2023**

**Interview date: 4 and 6 July 2023



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