Outreach Family Support Worker

Description

We are looking to recruit an outreach family support worker to undertake early help assessments with families, create support plans, and chair a team for family meetings to review the progress and identify any additional support areas.

 Responsibility

The role involves direct work with children and young people to explore their views and worries and ensure that the plans/interventions are helping to improve their outcomes. Coordinate support with our multi-agency partners to ensure a whole family approach addresses the family's identified needs.

Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade A-C (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• NVQ level 4 &/or relevant experience
• Advanced –Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Social Media.

Essential - Skills, Abilities & Experience

• Ability to assess risk and need through early help assessments on a case-by-case basis.
• Experience using de-escalation methods to reduce challenging behaviour from adults, children and young people in families.
• Experience in supporting families/carers in developing practical parenting strategies which enhance positive
  Parent/carer-child relations.
• Ability to keep adequate records, plans, assessments, chronologies and associated general notes on the electronic systems.
• Ability to attend regular supervision sessions with the consultant social worker to provide evidence of the outcome.
• Experience visiting children, young people and families in their home environment to provide targeted outcomes.
• Ability to support the delivery of supervised contact to cases open to Early Help.
• Ability to attend staff meetings, reviews, planning meetings and conferences and contribute towards plans and objectives for children and young people.
• Knowledge of different methods of family support and intervention.
• Knowledge of other relevant legislation, relevant national resources and relevant experience working directly with adolescents and other agencies to resolve conflict and reduce risk.
• Ability to think creatively, problem-solve and meet deadlines.
• Ability to mentor others and apply good standards of practice.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• Five Years of Reference
• Enhanced DBS / on the update service.
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role

Diamond Blaque Group- A leading public sector provider, is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. We ensure that everyone is respected and included regardless of background. To apply for this position, please email your career history to Diamond Blaque.