Senior Family Link Worker

3 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom South Gloucestershire Council Full time

**How you'll make a difference**:
You will help to engage and motivate young people to improve their education attendance. This involves identifying and removing barriers and providing support to children and young people with SEND and their families.

You will work alongside a variety of other teams such as Families Plus and Schools, to provide practical support to families and young people via an early help assessment and plan (EHAP). By working in partnership with families, you will improve the lives of children and young people.

**What will you be doing?**
- Working alongside families, you will seek to identify and remove barriers that are reducing school attendance.
- It will be your responsibility to line manage a small team of Family Link Workers providing support and guidance where needed.
- You will have a small caseload of families with whom you will work alongside to complete early help assessments and agree a plan to make progress with the young person.
- It will be key for you to liaise with a variety of partners, such as schools, DWP and Families Plus, to identify families who need additional support, and provide practical support both within the home and within schools.
- Regularly, you will report back to the Strategic Lead for Statutory Education.
- You will sign off assessments completed by Family Link Workers with families.

**What we need from you**:

- It is required that you are qualified at NVQ 4 or equivalent in a relevant discipline or working towards an appropriate qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
- You will have proven ability to supervise, allocate work to others and lead a small team, monitoring and managing their performance.
- You must have relevant experience of working in a similar service area, with children, young people or families requiring additional support including children and young people with SEND.
- It is essential that you have good communication and relationship building skills to work with families needing add support
- You will be able to complete appropriate assessments and plans with families

Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.

**How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different**:

- We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our **training and development** offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
- What’s special here is the strength of the** team ethos**. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have **manageable caseloads** and have effective supervision so **feel supported** to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
- We are **committed to safeguarding** and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
- As part of our benefits package you will receive **generous annual leave** (pro rata), employee **wellbeing support** and you will have access to a range of **staff discounts**, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
- We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
- We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
- We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

**We’re** making a difference, be part of it**

This is a limited term contract until July 2025



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