Family Support Specialist

17 hours ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Corus Consultancy Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a skilled Family Support Specialist to join our team at Corus Consultancy. As an integral part of our team, you will work closely with other practitioners, children, young people, and their families to identify and coordinate effective interventions.

Your primary responsibility will be to establish high standards in the delivery of family support services, providing timely responses to the needs of children, young people, and their families, while adhering to local policies, procedures, and priorities.

You will achieve positive outcomes for children and families through the coordination and delivery of early help work across Family Support/Think Family.

Evidenced-based interventions will be delivered to bring about meaningful change, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

As a champion in a specific practice area, you will provide workshops and offer advice and support where relevant.

Key Responsibilities
  • In accordance with policies and procedures, you will respond promptly to the identified needs of children and young people.
  • You will act as the lead professional for an allocated caseload of children and families.
  • Under the direction of a Practice Supervisor/Team Manager, you will promote and use a common assessment to identify the needs of children, young people, and their families and lead the development of an effective multi-agency support plan.
  • You will effectively engage with children, young people, and their families and actively promote their participation in assessments and support plans.
  • You will act as a Designated Safeguarding Professional (DSP) within the Family Support Service, developing effective multi-agency partnership working with key agencies to support children and families with identified additional needs.
  • You will maintain and improve practice and performance in line with professional developmental targets as agreed with the line manager through supervision.
  • You will provide a consistently high standard of practice and customer care.
  • You will convene, organize, and chair case planning and review meetings, including acting as lead professional under a multi-agency Integrated Support Plan where appropriate.
  • You will attend case conference meetings, sharing information with safeguarding colleagues and partners.
  • You will oversee the GR3 in relation to single agency support in line with the Think Family Outcomes plan.
  • You will actively participate in regular collection and collation of performance management information.
  • You will contribute positively in supervision, Appraisal Reviews, team meetings, and service review/development meetings.


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