Family Time Worker NEW Bolton Council Posted today Bolton Expires on 14/12/2025

Job DetailsGrade: £31,022- £34,434p/a plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963p/a or £15,507- £17,210p/a plus Essential Car User Allowance up to £963p/a.Contract: 3x Permanent 37 hours per week, 1x permanent 18.5 hours per week, 1x 37 hours per week FTC, 1x 18.5 hours per week FTCEssential Requirement: Full Driving Licence, DBSEssential Qualification: Relevant level 3 qualification e.g. NNEB, NVQ3, BTEC, Early Years, Childcare, Health and Social Care, Youth and Community Studies.We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.Artificial IntelligenceWe embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment. If using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure a fair selection process.Flexible Working OptionsAsk us about flexible working options to fit with your work/life balance - #HappytoTalkFlexibleThe RoleTo provide high quality Family Time sessions in appropriate environments achieving positive outcomes for Looked After Children and their families. The role delivers services flexibly in a variety of settings, undertaking interventions to contribute to the overall assessment held by Children and Families social care teams.You will work with vulnerable families with complex needs to empower them to develop their parenting skills, improve the quality of family interactions, preventing family breakdown and supporting rehabilitation plans.Our Family Time Support Workers contribute to the protection of children and will be able to identify and act upon risk of danger, harm and abuse.About YouYou will be able to communicate the planning, delivery and outcomes of Family Time and direct work within case notes, verbally and within recording systems.You will deliver interventions, promote positive outcomes for children and families, prevent family breakdown and support rehabilitation plans.You will have good organisational skills to effectively manage your case load, using agreed systems, rotas and calendars.You will be able to develop effective working relationships with parents, children and colleagues, sharing difficult complex and sensitive issues.If you think you could be what we're looking for, please apply now with your CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role as covered in the job description and person specification.About UsThis is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.Legal & SafeguardingWe are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service‑related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.Contact & Further InformationFor more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr