Family support worker

Location:

Stroud, Gloucestershire

Salary : 33,143 per annum

Benefits for the Family support worker :

• Flexible working
• Autonomous role, organising your own schedule
• Charity with 150 years of experience working with children and young people
• Weekly fast payment
• Diverse, multi-cultural team of people, inclusive work environment
• Role can be temp to perm or straight to permanent contract
• Career progression and development

Non Stop Care is working with one of the most reputable charities in Gloucestershire to help them find a Family support worker full-time who can tackle working in a community family support worker role.

This can be a permanent contract role to start as soon as possible, for someone with a lot of experience, to tackle the work with families, potentially turning into a permanent role if both parties would like so.

You will need working knowledge of interventions to families, driving change in your work with parents. You would also need knowledge of what thresholds are or the legislation that underpins how we make decisions about, and take action on, risk to children.

The role involves holding a caseload of 12 families, and contributing to the development of a Family Hub approach across Stroud and Cotswolds.

Responsibilities of the Family support worker:

• direct work with children, young people and their families
• delivering evidence based interventions
• undertaking assessments to child and adults

Requirements of the Family support worker:

Must be a driver and have access to own car

Must have experience working with children and young people and their families and/or carers

Working knowledge of the legislation related to working with children at risk

Please send your CV over to or you can also apply via this web-site.

If you believe this opportunity isn't the right fit for you but know someone who would be a great match, we would love to hear from them! We offer a £200 referral bonus through our referral scheme.