Senior Family Support Worker

5 days ago


Preston, United Kingdom Lancashire County Council Full time

Salary £32,020-£36,298 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | Children & Family Wellbeing Service - Intensive Support | Preston

**Senior Family Support Workers (Grade 8)
**An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Team in Preston as a Family Intensive Support, Senior Family Support Worker**

Senior Family Support Workers are essentially, experienced operational frontline delivery staff, holding a blend of direct service delivery responsibilities alongside some frontline supervision of lower graded delivery staff. There are three types of Senior Family Support Workers, each with a different focus in regards to supporting aspects of the service delivery offer;

**Intensive Support**

Post holders are linked to the delivery of 'Family Intensive Support' (FIS) across the 5 ICP footprints incorporating the district area groups; Lancaster, Wyre/Fylde, Preston, Chorley/South Ribble, West Lancashire, Hyndburn/ Ribble Valley, Rossendale, Burnley and Pendle.

Senior Family Support Workers for FIS will carry a small (complex) caseload of clients of their own alongside providing support and frontline caseload supervision for a nominated group of 'Family Support Workers (FIS)' - based normally on a ratio of 1:5 or 1:6. They will be the principle line of management oversight, practice guidance and support for Family Support Workers delivering intensive support, assisting with smart action planning and actively tracking team caseload progress against agreed quality assurance measures and processes.

All post holders will be line managed by the FIS Team Manager

**Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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