Family Worker

**Bryson Care Children’s Service**

**JOB TITLE**:FAMILY WORKER

**RESPONSIBLE TO**:LEAD FAMILY WORKER

**LOCATION**:DOWNPATRICK

**MAIN TASK**:
Bryson Care Children’s Service aims to provide a customer focused service to Tier 2 families (children 0
- 4 years) under stress, offering practical and emotional support to enable families to manage their daily lives with increased confidence and independence. (Tier 2 - Northern Ireland Family Support Model)

**SPECIFIC TASKS**:

- To develop a caring relationship within the family
- To improve parenting skills by example and to encourage parents to care for and play with their children
- To educate parents in relation to managing children’s behaviour, teaching to cook a meal or setting routines e.g. homework, bedtime & morning
- To help with budgeting and shopping as a means of educating
- To discuss any difficulties which, may impact on family life, and offer appropriate guidance
- To work towards building self-esteem and confidence within the family
- To encourage health care and if necessary improvement in hygiene within the family
- To help the family to enlarge social contacts, keep appointments etc, thereby decreasing social isolation
- To attend referral / review meetings and case conferences and any other multidisciplinary meetings
- To liaise with professionals and other multidisciplinary agencies
- To assist in setting goals for each family in partnership with the family and the referrer i.e Social

Worker
- To prepare for and participate in formal supervision
- To prepare for and participate in team meetings and work effectively as part of a team
- To keep clear, concise and factual records on each family and provide written reports when required
- To partake in all Bryson Care Children’s Services Quality Initiatives, (CSE, EFQM & IIP)
- To assist if required with Bryson Charitable Group fundraising activities

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 18 per week

**Salary**: £10.02 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person