Family Keyworker

**Information**

Working for the Education Futures Trust, between schools and children’s homes, the keyworker aims to remove barriers for identified children and young people. Within a very flexible role they will offer advice, guidance and support for children and their families.

EFT Family Keyworkers work in partnership with identified schools and partners to enable the improvement of the children’s lives and break down barriers to learning by offering:

- one to one support to children in school and in their home;
- support to parents/carers to provide a safe home for their children;
- group work to engage families with schools;
- drop-in sessions;
- pro-active strategies and signposting parents and carers to appropriate support;
- collaborative work with the school and partners to improve outcomes.
Full-time Family Keyworkers are expected to work with between 30 - 35 families each year.

Job description: Family Keyworker

**Key aims**:
1. To provide strategies to improve lives and build good practice in identified children and young people

2. To assist parents/carers in providing a safe, calm and nurturing environment for their children.

3. To redress any disaffection displayed in individual children/young people and family members and to build resilience to ensure sustainable outcomes for the whole family.

4. To support the school with the engagement of children/young people in education.

**Main tasks**:
1. To work with schools and partners to identify children and families eligible for support.

2. To address the needs of children and their families so that children engage with educational provision.

3. To consider risk and protection factors relating to children and their home and community situation.

4. To work with families to undertake assessments using the appropriate tools and to develop a single action plan with clear measurable targets.

5. To work with the parents and family members to effect behaviour change through agreed action plans; providing advice, guidance and signposting where appropriate.

6. To offer 1-1 and group support to meet the needs of children.

7. To co-ordinate a range of support agencies to support the family and the children, including working with SENCOs and schools

8. To appropriately handle issues pertaining to confidentiality, information sharing, consent to treatment, the rights of children and young people and the responsibilities of parents and professionals.

9. To develop and deliver flexible and creative, evidence-based programmes of intervention for working with vulnerable families and their children, aimed at addressing a range of issues; with a view to preventing escalation by using both group work and 1-1 approaches.

10. To engage children and families with a programme of activities.

11. To monitor children’s progress and be involved in recording, data collection and the production of reports and case studies.

12. Attend relevant training or professional development opportunities relating to this role.

13. To report on a monthly basis to the allocated supervisor and to the Chief Executive.

14. To support the Trust in raising additional funds, including attendance at a minimum of two fundraising events a year.

15. Undertake any other tasks commensurate with the grading of the post.

There will be elements in the role that will follow a routine, but a large percentage of the work will vary according to the needs of individual children and families. Support for families will be provided when required so the role may require some evening and weekend working.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

The Education Futures Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants for people working in posts with children and vulnerable adults will need to undertake an enhanced DBS check, with barred list.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 25 - 37.5 per week

**Salary**: £20,658.00-£22,892.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
Still sanitising hands and social distancing

Reference ID: EFT 77