Child & Family Worker - Family Safeguarding

5 days ago

Bognor Regis, United Kingdom WSCC Full time

**About Us**
Family Safeguarding is a strengths-based model and a new way of working with families so that they can stay together, and children can remain safely at home. We will help families to identify what changes need to be made in their daily life and support them to achieve these. As a Child and Family Worker you will support registered Social Workers in assessing, planning and delivering interventions to children and families, including supporting step-down processes and transfer to Early Help services.

**About The Job** Salary**: £23,484 - £25,927
**Working Pattern**: Full Time (37 hours)
**Contract Length**: Permanent
**Location**: Bognor and Chichester (hybrid - can be discussed at interview)

**Closing Date**:Sunday 4th September

As a Child and Family worker you will be key in developing and offering a creative range of services for children and their families to meet needs and delivery support packages or specific programmes. Services will be provided in partnership with families, aiming to support them to make positive change and to enable children and young people to reach their full potential.

It is vital you establish effective working relationships with colleagues within Children’s Social Care, Foster Carers and other statutory and voluntary agencies, for example staff from health and education, in order to provide an integrated service.

There may be some requirement to work flexibly out of office hours to assist customers, carers and families. The role also requires the postholder to be able to travel throughout the county including to locations that are not always easily accessible by public transport.

**Experience and Skills** Key Skills**:

- Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to organise and present information clearly, concisely and accurately in ways that promote understanding, both verbally and in writing, including the ability to persuade and successfully convince others of the need to take a specific course of action and gain the trust of service users
- Ability to analyse and interpret information in order to manage casework with children/young people and their families, assessing needs, setting objectives and reviewing progress
- Ability to engage and intervene in partnership with children/young people, their families and other external agencies in order to effect positive and lasting change. Ability to work in an empowering way, focusing on collective strengths and resources, e.g. using a solution focused approach, and responding flexibly to diverse groups and service users whilst
maintaining confidentiality
- Ability to prioritise and manage own workload, co-ordinating a range of tasks in a clear and logical way to meet agreed deadlines, whilst working towards clear goals. Able to reflect on own practice and learn from experience, taking responsibility for proactive professional development
- Ability to maintain clear, accurate records of all work undertaken and produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of audiences including meetings, conferences, court panels and other agencies
- Sound and accurate IT skills, including report writing, maintaining accurate records, ensuring confidentiality, and protecting information

**Qualifications and/or experience**:

- GCSE English and Maths, or equivalent qualification or experience operating at this level of literacy and numeracy
- QCF Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People’s Workforce (or equivalent), or demonstrable experience
- An understanding of systems, procedures and policies relevant to Children’s Social Care e.g. child protection and safeguarding procedures, practice and policy. Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the development of children and young people, and age-appropriate behaviour
- An understanding of a range of interventions that can be used with children, young people and families to achieve change
- Sound and accurate IT knowledg
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to others
- Significant experience of using a range of direct work interventions in working with children, young people and their families
- Experience of working with children/young people and their families in crisis or complex situations. Desirable
- Experience of using assessment planning and reviewing processes
- Experience of working in a Social Care Environment. Desirable
- Experience of forming effective working relationships within a multi-agency setting
- Requirement to communicate in English with members of the public
- Valid and full driving licence

**Rewards and Benefits**
As an employer we recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive and dynamic working environment where employees can achieve their full potential, achieve a healthy work-life balance and are rewarded for the work they do.

In addition to working within a great team and a brilliant opportunity you will receive:

- A competitive salary
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