Family Support Worker

4 weeks ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Bridge of Hope Full time

**BUSINESS UNIT**: Children’s Safeguarding and Family Support Services

**JOB TITLE**: Schools Family Support Worker

**GRADE**: 4

**PAY RANGE**: £18,638 - £21,743

**POST NO**:
**LOCATION**: Citywide

**PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE JOB**:
To provide direct supports to children, young people and their families facing a range of difficulties. This role will provide additional support at an early stage to help divert families from requiring higher threshold services.

**The service will seek to achieve the following outcomes**:

- Improved school attendance
- Improved school behaviour
- Improved health
- Reduced crime/ASB
- Progress to work
- Cost savings (reduction in level of risk, reduction in number of support workers/interventions, etc)

**DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE TO**:
Team Leader Schools Family Support Service
DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE

**FOR**:
N/A
THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check

**MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY**:

- To work flexibly in partnership with schools who have identified children and young people who need additional support to achieve the service outcomes as outlined above. This will include working early mornings and evenings.
- Develop effective relationships with parents and carers via a whole family approach, ensuring positive partnerships between parents /cares, pupils and schools are fostered and developed.
- Advise, assist and support parents to take responsibility for their child’s attendance, behaviour and health needs by building on the strengths of the family in addition to offering practical support where required.
- To promote the safeguarding of children and young people in accordance with LCC Safeguarding Procedures and the council’s framework for the care and protection of children.
- To work effectively and cooperatively with partner agencies using common processes including the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), Team Around the Family (TAF), and Lead Professional (LP) roles
- To use an assertive approach to challenge and confront families on negative behaviour and areas they need to improve on, whist being honest and direct.
- Develop clear individual targeted plans of intervention in accordance with the needs of the child / young person and their family as part of the CAF process.
- Adopt the role of the Lead Professional.
- To work within, adhere to and understand all LCC policies procedures and good practice guidelines specifically relating to confidentiality, data protection and data sharing protocols.
- To support families to develop practical parenting strategies that enhance positive parent - child relationships.
- To reduce inequalities in outcomes between the most disadvantaged children and the rest by implementing effective practices in narrowing the gap.
- To produce clear plans of support and robust records to demonstrate how outcomes aligned to service priorities have been achieved.
- Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken

It must be understood that every employee has a responsibility to ensure that their work complies with all statutory requirements with Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the City Council and to ensure that all work functions are undertaken in accordance with health and safety legislation, codes of practice and the City Council’s safety plan.

This job description is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive. It is issued as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility.

**Prepared by**: Angela D’Annunzio
**Date**: 5th August 2013

PERSON SPECIFICATION

**BUSINESS UNIT**:
CHILDREN’S SAFEGUARDING AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES

**SERVICE**:
SCHOOLS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE

**JOB TITLE**:
SCHOOLS FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER

**GRADE**:
4 (£18,638 - £21,734)

**Note to Applicant**: The essential criteria are marked with *, all other criteria are desirable.

CRITERIA

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT
Qualifications and
Training
1. NVQ Level 3 in Child Care and Education, Youth services, Health and Social Care*

2. A commitment to undertaking further training and development*
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Experience

3. Relevant experience of providing targeted programmes of support to children, young people and their families*

4. Experience of undertaking direct work with children, young people and their families*

5. Experience of effective collaborative, multi-agency working to support children and their families*

6. Experience of delivering outreach / home based support to challenging families*

7. Experience of delivering practical parenting strategies
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Skills/Abilities
8. Ability to communicate effectively, using good written, verbal and listening skills with children, young people, their families, other professionals and multi-disciplinary organisations in a wide range of situations, and at different levels in accordance with age and level of understanding*

9. Ab

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