Intervention Worker

3 weeks ago

Newport, United Kingdom Barnardo's Full time

Are you ready for a new challenge? Do you have interest in working with parents, children and young people in crisis?

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated individual to join Barnardo's as an Intervention Worker within the Newport's Family Support Service.

**Who are the Family Support Service?**

The Family Support Service (FSS) is an innovative Edge of Care Service formed through a strategic partnership between Newport Children's Services and Barnardo's. The aim of the FSS is to provide a continuum of support for those families whose children are on the brink of care or where the plan is for a child's rehabilitation home. We work with families focusing on their strengths to build resilience enabling them to make changes to their lives. Interventions are based upon evidence-based practice relevant to the family's needs

What does the job role involve?

An opportunity has arisen for an **Intervention Worker** to join our service. To undertake this role you will need to have direct experience of undertaking family support work with children and parents and delivering evidence based interventions.

**Your initial responsibilities will include**:

- Utilising effective communication skills to engage families, build collaborative relationships and ensure their views are included in the family plan.
- Gathering, analysing, evaluating and summarising information from children, families and other agencies to undertake a holistic assessment of the needs of the families.
- Assisting families to establish goals in an open and participative way.
- Taking responsibility for and give primary consideration to the needs of children with particular regard to child protection procedures and safeguarding.
- Empowering and supporting the family in creating a safe environment.
- Planning and delivering intensive evidence-based interventions with children and families to modify harmful patterns of behaviour, in order to reduce risks and achieve positive outcomes for families.
- Assisting families in identifying strengths and support networks to achieve change.
- Assisting in the identification of appropriate resources and support for the family and advocate on their behalf when appropriate.
- Enabling service users to participate in the evaluation and development of the service.
- Preparing reports as requested including those relating to complex care proceedings and Child Protection Conferences and Children in Care Reviews.
- Establishing, developing and maintaining productive working relationships, through liaison and joint work with other agencies, organisations, groups and individuals within the team's operational remit.
- Recording and collating information to contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of the service.
- Working collaboratively to ensure the seamless transfer of families between intervention phases.

You will have: (All criteria are essential)
- Educated to degree level. Preferably holding a degree in Social Work or other referent professional qualification ie, Teacher, Therapist, Counsellor.
- Experience of working with children, young people and their families preferably in a family support setting.
- Experience of using solution focused, strength-based approaches with children, young people and their families.
- Experience of using therapeutic interventions such as Cognitive behavioural therapy and Dialectical behaviour therapy.
- Experience of working intensively with young people who are in crisis and need of immediate intervention and those reluctant to engage with professionals.
- Knowledge of child development and attachment.
- Knowledge of Safeguarding and procedure.
- Ability to prioritise, organise, self-motivate and work on own initiative.
- Ability to work flexibly including some evenings and weekends.
- Ability to travel throughout Newport in order to meet the requirements of the post.

**Additional Information**

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

Do you need Further Information?

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.
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