Family Support Worker - Families Together Service

Pay Rate: £16.62 PAYE / £21.13 Umbrella
Working Arrangements: office & home working in line with needs of families and team

To provide practical and targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families, working alongside Social Workers and Team Managers to improve outcomes and promote safeguarding.

• Complete Early Help Assessments and develop support plans.
• Lead and chair Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings.
• Support Social Workers with assessments, home visits and information gathering.
• Deliver direct support and interventions to children, young people and families.
• Act as Lead Professional where appropriate and coordinate multi-agency support.
• Supervise family contact sessions and complete observation reports.
• Maintain accurate case records, reports and assessments.
• Contribute to safeguarding, child protection and care planning processes.
• Attend meetings, court proceedings and provide written statements when required.
• Work collaboratively with partner agencies to support children and families.

• Experience working with children, young people and families within Early Help, Family Support or Children's Services.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection procedures.
• Experience of undertaking assessments, report writing and multi-agency working.
• Ability to manage a caseload and build positive relationships with families.