Family Worker - Family Help

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

We’relooking for a dedicated and compassionate Family Worker to join our Family Help Service, supporting children, youngpeopleand families to achieve positive and lasting outcomes.

To work as part of a Family Help team providing effective family support interventions.

To work with and support a caseload of families to achieve positive outcomes, undertakingwhole family assessments, enabling Family Led Decision Making and team around the family meetings, co-producing outcomes-focused plans with the young person/family to conduct reviews to ensure positive and sustained progress is being made.

Act as the main point of contact and advocate for families needing support, coordinating services to address needs early and prevent escalation.

Build trusting, culturally humble relationships, working closely with young people and families, in partnership, to ensure all family members' needs are met in the context of Reading's Practice Framework.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

About the role

You’llplay a hands-on role supporting families with a range of needs, working collaboratively to improve outcomes and prevent issues from escalating.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Holding a caseload and acting as the Lead Practitioner for families
• Undertaking wholefamily assessments and developing outcome focused plans
• Delivering direct work and evidence-based interventions with children, youngpeopleand parents
• Facilitating Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings and supporting familyled decision making
• Building strong, trusting relationships with families, including those who may be reluctant to engage
• Work closely with multiagency partners including schools, healthservicesand social care
• Deliver parenting programmes within the Family Hub
• Ensure the voice of the child is central to all plans and interventions
• Monitor and review progress to ensure positive, sustained outcomes
• Maintainaccuraterecords and contribute to service performance and quality

About you

You’llbe passionate about supporting families and confident working in a fast-paced environment with children, young people and parents facing a range of challenges.

You’llbe someone who builds trust easily, stays calm under pressure and is motivated to make a real difference.

You’llbring:

• A Level 3 qualification (or equivalent) and relevant parenting programme training
• Experience working with children, youngpeopleand families in a support setting
• Experience with in a safeguarding and multiagency environment
• Strong assessment,planning and organisational skills
• The ability to manage a caseload and prioritise effectively
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
• Confidence delivering group work and structured interventions
• A resilient, solution-focused approach, particularly in challenging situations
• The ability to work collaboratively with partners and colleagues
• A strong commitment to inclusion,equalityand continuous professional development

You’llbe part of a team that relies oneach individual to play their part to the best of their ability. As well as the colleagues that you work closely with every day,you’llalso be part of Team Reading, playing your personal part in making Reading a successful and vibrant place. Our vision is to ensure that Reading realises its potential asa great placeto live, work and play, and that everyone shares the benefits of this success.

Our values and behaviours guide how we will achieve this:

Work Together as one team - work collaboratively, with each other and with our partners, anddemonstratethe Team Reading values in everything we do

Drive Efficiency - show initiative, be adaptable to change and put forward ideas to help improve delivery and efficiency. Take responsibility for our own learning and development and for reaching our potential

Be Ambitious - be demanding of…