Family Support Worker 0

Working alongside children and families, you will help them see the small steps of progress they make and recognise how they have achieved that themselves. Your role is to help families get to the point where they are able to do things by themselves, without the need for professional support. What you will be doing:

• It will be your responsibility to carry out whole family assessments, providing advice and guidance to families to establish plans where appropriate. You'll ensure that services are effective and supportive for families with children aged 0-5 predominately.
• Regularly, you will review and monitor early help plans, responding to the changing of needs and renegotiating where appropriate in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
• You will manage your own caseload of work to ensure specialist inputs and effective outcomes are achieved. Records and reports will need to be completed in accordance with professional and council guidelines.
• Working with contacts from different sectors, you will ensure that communication is effective, so knowledge and best practice is shared.
  
  It essential that you are qualified to a level NVQ 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline or working towards an appropriate qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
• You must have experience of the use of evidence-based practice working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children, families or young people.
• You will have previous experience of writing holistic, multi-agency assessments and plans with families.
• Given the nature of this role, you will have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and engage successfully with colleagues, service users and partner organisations.
• Given the elements of this role, you will be skilled at engaging families quickly, so our help continues to support families to use what they have learned once the Families Plus involvement ends.
  
  What you need to know
• This role is 18.5 hours per week, working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.
• The salary will be pro rata according to hours worked.
• You will be required to travel widely within the authority so you must either have a current driving licence and provide a car or have access to appropriate means of travel.
• Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
Interviews will be held on 23rd January 2025. How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different
• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognized for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
• We're providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.
• We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.