Family Support Worker/bank Staff

6 days ago

ClactononSea, United Kingdom Lavender Grove Cares Full time

**Disclosure Level**:Enhanced

**Job Purpose**:
Lavender Grove Cares are recruiting Family Support Workers in the Essex, North and South London and Hertfordshire areas. We are looking for enthusiastic and committed people who are able to offer emotional and practical support and who are confident in visiting children and families with complex needs in their homes or, within a community setting. You will need to be able to remain focused and calm in what can be a stressful and emotional environment, but remain family centred and professional at all times.

**Main Responsibilities and Key result areas**

The role includes holding a caseload, intensive direct work with children, young people and their families, within their homes and community to address a range of issues which impact on family life and functioning, such as parental ability, substance misuse, domestic violence, poverty and housing. The role also involves dealing with partner agencies to ensure that children and their families are well supported across relevant agencies.

You will be carrying out independent but low-risk interventions and assessments to identify the family’s needs or deliver services directly to families. You will assist more experienced colleagues in delivering complex service activities or assessments and develop your own skills and experience.

If you are interested in becoming a Family Support Worker where your own life experiences have involved interaction with children and families who have required support and practical help or through a voluntary role, we provide free training which, is inclusive but not limited to, NVQ Level 4 Health & Social Care; Child Protection, Safe Guarding Adults and Safe Guarding Children, Attachment Disorder and Child Sexual Exploitation. We offer continuous online training, support and guidance to all our new and existing employees and self-employed workers.

All successful applicants will need to be a car driver and hold a clean UK driving licence would be desirable.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). All post-holders working with children and vulnerable adults will be expected to complete an Enhanced DBS Children and or Adults check (and register on the update service) prior to commencing employment.

**Benefits of working for Lavender Grove Cares**

Well for a start
- we really care. We value our staff and realise just how important they are, that's why we offer Perkbox treats, medical assistance and counselling for all our staff and a supportive senior management team

**Minimum Requirement**

NVQ 3 Health and Social Care, Or Diploma Level 3 in Residential Child Care or equivalent.

Driving Licence, able to work evenings, weekends on a shift rota pattern when working in our residential homes.

**Benefits**:

- Discounted/free food
- Casual dress
- Private medical/dental insurance
- Wellness programmes
- Company events & social hours
- Employee discounts

Work remotely
- No

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

**Salary**: £10.00-£14.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Store discounts

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
**Education**:

- Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

**Experience**:

- social work: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Driving Licence (preferred)

Expected start date: 07/07/2021

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