Community Family Worker

Job Introduction
Do you want to make a positive difference to children’s lives? Are you empathic, organised, kind and assertive?

If you have answered ‘yes’, you might be suited to the role of Community Family Worker.

CFWs encourage positive relationships between children and their birth-families during the period in which assessment is undertaken and decisions are made about a child's future. We promote play, healthy eating and respectful boundaries in the course of our intervention. The CFWs usually have an interested observer and reporter role however at times the CFW may be asked to pro-actively lead contact, provide suitable opportunities for a child's development and model appropriate parenting styles. Neutrality and accuracy about what is seen and heard is imperative. A written recording of the contact or family support session is always prepared within tight timescales and is typically used as evidence in Court.

The Looked-After Children's Community Family Work (Contact) Service offers reunification family support and supervised contact for children looked after in East Sussex.

We are pleased to advertise for a Community Family Worker to join our large and busy service. The countywide teams are based in Newhaven, Hailsham and Hastings.

This is an ideal entry level position to Children’s Social Care and was recently re-graded to welcome both more and less experienced applicants.

Supervised contact and family support are arranged within Safeguarding and Care Plans determined by Legal and LAC Independent Reviewing processes.

**For an informal discussion, please contact Sue Dawes on 01424 724850**

Full and part-time applicants are invited to enquire. Part-time applicants will need to be available for full working days.

**Interview will take in place in person on the below date/s**:
Tuesday 21 November 2023 at Silverlands Centre for applicants in the St Leonards area Wednesday 22 November 2023 at Meeching Centre for applicants in the Newhaven area.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.

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