Family Intervention Worker

You will supervise 'family time' sessions between families and their children where the children are no longer living in their family home. Within these sessions you will work with families independently using a restorative approach and as part of a team with other professionals to contribute to the planning and intervention of a programme of work. You will also work independently within family's homes completing direct work with parents and children on a one-to-one basis. You will represent children and families and produce reports for child protection meetings, court hearings and other multi-agency meetings as required. This role is based in the Battenburg Family Centre.

You are an experienced child-care practitioner who understands the value of social work intervention with very vulnerable children and their families. You have an NNEB or NVQ3 in Health & Social Care, a childcare and/or education qualification or an equivalent qualification, and previous experience of working with families and children in social care, the health service, education or another statutory or voluntary agency. You know a variety of ways to help families improve their parenting skills and behaviour management techniques, and have knowledge of the physical, intellectual and emotional needs of children and adults. You have strong communication skills and can converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English. You can work independently and as part of a team, can prioritise your workload and manage challenging situations calmly and assertively. You have proven ability to produce written material that is factual, concise and informative.

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more.
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