Outreach Family Support Worker; Grade 6; Social Care Non-Qualified

Directorate:
Children & Young People’s Services

Division:
Early Help

Job Title:

Outreach Family Support Worker

Grade: 5

Salary: £23,836 – £27,905

Location:

Liverpool

DBS:
Enhanced DBS

Reports to:

Early Help Consultant Social Worker

To provide high-quality, targeted outreach and home-based Early Help support to children, young people and families using a
whole-family approach
.

The role will support children and young people aged0–25
* and their families, helping to prevent escalation to statutory services and ensuring families can access appropriate universal and community services.

* Ages 19–25 applies where the
SEND Code of Practice
is applicable.

• Hold complex
  Level 3 cases
  stepped down from Children’s Social Care.

• Complete
  Early Help Assessments
  and coordinate
  Team Around the Family (TAF)meetings.

• Act as
  Lead Professional
  , coordinating services and monitoring progress against family plans.

• Provide intensive, targeted and bespoke support to vulnerable children, young people and families.

• Support adolescents experiencing complex emotional and mental health difficulties.

• Assess risk and need and develop plans to reduce identified risks.

• Work with families using
  Signs of Safety
  , solution-focused approaches and the
  Family Outcomes Star
  .

• Develop practical parenting strategies and strengthen parent/carer-child relationships.

• Carry out home visits and provide direct support within the family environment.

• Use de-escalation techniques when working with challenging behaviour.

• Support supervised contact where required.

• Maintain accurate case records, assessments, chronologies, plans and progress notes.

• Promote safeguarding and equality while working in partnership with children, young people, families and professionals.

• Attend supervision, reviews, planning meetings and relevant multi-agency forums.

• Contribute to service development, professional learning and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will have experience of:

• Working with
  children, young people and families
  in an Early Help or family support setting.

• Managing complex cases and assessing
  risk and need
  .

• Delivering
  intensive, targeted and home-based support
  .

• Coordinating multi-agency professionals around families.

• Developing and reviewing family support plans.

• Safeguarding children and young people.

• Supporting positive parenting and family relationships.

• Engaging families using a
  strengths-based, solution-focused approach
  .

Enhanced DBS required.