Family Support Advocate
1 month ago
About Us
At West Sussex County Council, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional support services for children and families. Our Early Help Service plays a vital role in ensuring every child reaches their full potential.
We work collaboratively with social care, providing accessible and co-ordinated support when it's needed most. This ranges from universal preventative approaches to targeted help for families facing complex challenges.
The Opportunity
Salary: £30,365 per annum (based on 37 hours/week)
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Length: Permanent
Location: Worthing area
Finding the Right Candidate
As a Family Support Worker, you will assess the needs of children, young people, and families to provide tailored support. Your direct work and interventions will focus on keeping children safe and promoting positive change for them and their families.
You'll need strong partnership working skills, collaborating with parents, families, and partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes. Your expertise may be called upon to support families:
- At the front door into services, assessing risk and needs to ensure timely access to the right support.
- With supported help, creating a whole family plan with agreed outcomes and leading the way towards lasting change.
- In school communities, preventing difficulties from escalating and requiring targeted support.
Requirements and Qualifications
To succeed in this role, you'll require:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, managing own and others' anxieties in crisis situations.
- Casework management, establishing needs, setting objectives, and reviewing progress.
- Creative partnership working with children, young people, and families to effect positive change.
- An empowering approach, focusing on collective strengths and resources.
- Self-reflection and learning from experience, taking responsibility for your performance and proactive work.
- Analysis and prioritisation of complex information to make recommendations and decisions.
Benefits and Rewards
We offer a supportive and dynamic work environment, enabling employees to achieve their full potential and maintain a healthy work-life balance. You'll also receive:
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