Family Support Worker Part-time

**Family Support Keyworker - Children with Disabilities - Croydon Council**

**Salary**: Grade 8 £38,934 - £40,755 (pro rata)

Permanent - 20 hours per week

**The Opportunity**

The postholder will deliver an intensive, targeted and high-quality whole family service for Croydon families who are identified as having disabled children and disabled young people who are at risk of poor outcomes or within statutory service

Through the process of completing a comprehensive assessment of need, the worker will help families to make their own decisions about changes they need to make. Work with families will be through SMART planning and support, enabled by the use of the Strengthening Families approach. By working in a family centred and holistic way staff will ensure improved outcomes and life chances for children and young people with disabilities and their families.

The team will support babies, children, young people with disabilities and their families that live or access services within the Borough or Croydon children that are placed outside the Borough. It will be necessary, on occasion to work with families in other parts of the borough to ensure timely access to services.

To contribute to the delivery of a service for families who are identified as having children and young people with disabilities who are at risk of poor outcomes or require high need intervention

Work in an integrated and partnership focussed way with families and other agencies through the delivery of a defined practice model in order that families increase their capacity to function in the community without the need for intensive support.

Support to families with multiple and complex needs where intensive support is required

Engage and sustain families in the programme to ensure improvements in their resilience and autonomy, improving outcomes and preventing escalation of their issues

To take the Lead Professional role and maintain a caseload of families, ensuring timely and effective intervention to maintain progress.

To work as part of a team consisting of practitioners with multi-agency experience in order to support identified children, young people and families to access learning and services within their local community.

To use the Strengthening families approach as a framework to support families, babies, children and young people to access services in their community including early learning and schools

**About You**

Significant experience or qualification in a relevant field which may include Social work, Teaching, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Youth Work, Counselling, Probation, Health professions, Education, Early Years.

Knowledge and understanding of recent research and evidence-based practice in relation to working with families

Knowledge of evidence based approaches to direct and intensive work with families with babies, children and Young People with multiple and complex needs (desirable physical or learning disabilities).

Knowledge of research and evidence base of factors that affect babies, children, young people and their families who are experiencing difficulties

Be able to work independently and directly with families in a range of environments, including their homes, including outside ‘core’ working hours.

Deliver support strategies that will enable the family to take responsibility for their progress and build their resilience and autonomy.

An ability to undertake practical tasks with families, such as cooking, setting family routines, setting boundaries and modelling positive parenting strategies

**Benefits**
You will be valued for your skills and expertise, supported by the team of experienced professionals, as well as the management at Croydon Council, one of the largest employers in the borough. We also offer:
Highly competitive compensation package

Accredited Systemic Practice training

A range of CPD opportunities

29-31 days (grade equivalent) annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays and option to purchase more

A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%

Continuing Professional Development - genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

Management development programmes

Investment into your wellbeing

Access to Employee Discount scheme with a range of programmes (Cycle Benefit Scheme, GymFlex, Retail Discounts and more)

We promote flexible & hybrid working arrangements where possible to support a healthy work-life balance.