Senior Family Support Specialist

3 weeks ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Gloucestershire County Council Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Family Support Worker to join our Families Focus Team. As a Senior Family Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering targeted support to vulnerable children and their families to achieve better outcomes and reduce the need for higher level support and long-term demand for services.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver direct work to children and young people with profound/multiple learning disabilities and additional care/health needs.
  • Co-ordinate and deliver interventions using a solution-focused approach by building supportive and empowering relationships with families.
  • Engage children and young people through a range of communication tools/resources, creative and innovative strategies, in line with partner agencies and organisations.
  • Work flexibly, including evenings and weekends, to meet the needs of families and children.
About You

We are looking for someone with experience of working with children, young people, families, and communities to deliver a wide range of interventions. Experience of working with multi-agency assessments and plans is also essential. A full driving licence and access to a car are required.

What We Offer
  • A competitive salary of £34,834-£38,223 per annum pro rata, subject to experience.
  • Flexible and agile working opportunities.
  • 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service.
  • Option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff).
  • Family-friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family.
  • Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision.
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
  • An in-house Occupational Health service.
  • Employee discount scheme.
  • Cycle to work scheme.
  • Salary sacrifice green car scheme (T&Cs apply).
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network.
  • Career development and qualification opportunities.
  • Access to our Social Work Academy.
About Us

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer-facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

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