Key Worker

**About the role**:
Are you passionate about supporting children with disabilities and their families? Join our dedicated **Children with Disabilities Team**, a specialist social work service that provides assessment, support, and access to tailored services for children and young people with severe disabilities, as well as their parents and carers living in the London Borough of Hillingdon.

We are currently seeking a** compassionate Family Support Workers** to join our team in a full-time, permanent capacity. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children with complex needs and their families.

**About the Role**:
As a Family Support Worker, you will play a vital role in:

- Reviewing and monitoring care packages.
- Supporting children under a Child in Need plan.
- Minimising the impact of the child's significant needs on their family’s daily life.
- Managing a caseload and maintaining regular, meaningful contact with families and professionals.
- Conducting home visits and working collaboratively with schools, health services, and other partner agencies to secure positive outcomes.

**About You**:

- Hold a qualification in Health, Child Care, Education or equivalent.
- Have experience working with children and families, ideally including children with disabilities.
- Are confident supporting children with substantial physical, sensory, or learning disabilities, severe autism, or life-limiting conditions.
- Have strong knowledge of safeguarding policies and procedures.
- Are proactive, compassionate, and solution-focused in supporting families with day-to-day challenges.
- Are committed to continuous professional development and team collaboration.
- Can build and maintain effective networks within the Council and wider partner services to enhance support delivery.

Join a team that values empathy, partnership, and dedication, and help us improve the quality of life for some of the most vulnerable children and families in our borough.

**About us**:
We value our employees and are committed to ensuring that they enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding career with us. We understand that a happy and motivated workforce is essential for the success of our organisation. That is why we offer a wide range of employee benefits to enhance your work-life balance, financial wellbeing, health, and professional development.

Here’s a comprehensive overview of the fantastic benefits we provide:

- **Flexible Working Hours**- We recognise the importance of flexibility in managing your work and personal life.
- **36 Hour Week** - Enjoy a standard 36-hour workweek for all full time staff.
- **Generous Holiday Entitlement** - increasing with length of service (for non-casual roles).
- **Hillingdon Sports & Leisure** - Stay active and healthy with discounts at council owned leisure centres and swimming pools across the borough.
- **Cycle to Work** - Eco-friendly commuting with our cycle purchase scheme. We also provide bicycle parking, lockers, and showers at the Civic Centre.
- **Local Government Pension Scheme** - access to Local Government Pension Scheme and membership to the Credit Union.
- **Vivup Benefit**s - Access a variety of offers and discounts through our Vivup Benefits.
- **Mental Health Support and Counselling Services** - Our mental health first aiders are trained to identify, understand, and help employees experiencing mental health issues. Access free 24-hour confidential advice and counselling as well as a legal advice service for you and your immediate family.
- **Travel Support** - Make your daily commute easier with our season ticket loans and free car parking.

**Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement**

At the London Borough of Hillingdon, we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. This commitment means that all employees, job applicants and others who work for us will be treated fairly.

The aim is for our workforce to be representative of all sections of society and Hillingdon residents so we welcome applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds. We strive to ensure that our recruitment process is free from discrimination and bias, and we are dedicated to providing reasonable adjustments to applicants with disabilities.

Join us in building a workplace where everyone feels respected, able to give their best and be themselves at work, whilst contributing meaningfully to our organisation's success.

**Recruitment Information**

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Enhanced DBS Check
- 5 years of Referencing

**Please note**:Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Hillingdon Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.