Family Support Specialist

2 months ago

Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Polaris Children's Services Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Family Support Worker to join our team at Polaris Children's Services. As a Family Support Worker, you will play a vital role in delivering an evidenced-based therapeutic program to parents and carers in the community, supporting placement stability and promoting positive changes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide an evidenced therapeutic program to parents/carers in the community to support placement stability
  • Listen and respond sensitively and appropriately to children, young people and their parents or carers to support them to achieve positive changes
  • Have regular contact with the child or young person, including face-to-face and telephone contact
  • Ensure the service delivered promotes equality, diversity, and rights for all individuals associated with the service
  • Deliver the service according to the required model as laid out in the Operating Manual
  • Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children, young people and their families
Requirements
  • Experience of working with children and families in a home visiting role and/or delivering in a parenting program
  • Ability to work as part of a professional network (including foster carers, social workers, schools) to advocate for the families' wishes and feelings
  • Be willing to engage in learning and development to support your role as a Family Support Worker
  • Have a full driving licence with unrestricted access to your own car
About Us

Polaris Children's Services is an established children's services provider that delivers innovative and outcomes-based services, offering real value and building brighter futures for as many children, young people and families as possible.

We work across Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derby, providing intensive support to children and young people to step down from residential to fostering placements, to stabilise existing fostering placements, to support reunification home, and to divert children and young people from the edge of care.

What We Offer
  • 30 days' Annual Leave (rising to 35 days' with length of service) + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Life Assurance x2 & Employee Discount Scheme
  • A hybrid model of 2 days per week in the office, with the opportunity to work from home
  • A competitive salary of £9,200 pro rata salary (£23,000 FTE)

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS Check, cost of which will be met by Polaris Children's Services.

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