Family Support Worker

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Warwickshire County Council's Children with Disabilities Team is seeking a Family Support Worker to join our Review Hub on a permanent basis.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and nurturing team, supporting disabled children, young people and their families across all levels of statutory social care. We are committed to helping children and young people achieve the best possible outcomes, building on their strengths and supporting them to maximise their independence.

Warwickshire places children's needs at the heart of everything we do and works hard to ensure that children and young people are heard, valued and involved in decisions that affect their lives. We are proud of our restorative and strengths-based approach, working collaboratively with families to identify what is working well and build sustainable networks of support.

Join us on our journey to make Warwickshire a Child Friendly County. Our teams work with children and families using restorative practice tools and relationship-based approaches to create positive and lasting change.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Warwickshire. As we continue to embed our Families First model, we are developing locality-based, multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams that work together to support the whole family. We build strong partnerships with colleagues across Health, Education, Police and community services to deliver the right support at the right time.

If you are passionate about building meaningful relationships with children and families and want to make a difference in the lives of disabled children and young people, we would love to hear from you.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi-disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service.  to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

Working within the Children with Disabilities Review Hub, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families. You will work collaboratively with children, parents, carers and partner agencies to review support arrangements, identify strengths, and ensure services continue to meet assessed needs and promote positive outcomes.

The team operates county-wide, with bases in both the north and south of Warwickshire. The successful candidates will be expected to travel across the county as required.

• Manage a caseload of children and young people who receive support packages to meet their assessed needs.
• Review packages of support and work collaboratively with families, providers and partner agencies to ensure they remain effective and outcome-focused.
• Coordinate and chair multi-agency review meetings.
• Visit children and families to review progress and assess ongoing needs.
• Provide advice, guidance, signposting and practical support to parents and carers.
• Undertake Carer's Assessments where appropriate.
• Work alongside Social Workers and support duty functions within the team.
• Maintain accurate and timely records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.
• Promote the voice of the child and support families to achieve greater independence and resilience.

We are looking for individuals who:

• Are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people with disabilities.
• Have experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Can build positive relationships and engage effectively with a wide…