Outreach Family Support Worker
Job Description
A team of Outreach Family Support Workers are required to support a pilot project in Liverpool. Liverpool City Council are looking for candidates with NVQ Level 3 in child care and education or Health and Social Care qualifications. The ideal candidate should have experience of direct work with children, young people and their families, experience of effective collaborative and multi-agency working to support children and families, and experience of delivering outreach and home-based support to children and families to address areas of identified need.
Responsibilities
- Provide outreach and home-based support to children and families to address areas of identified need
- Communicate effectively, using good written and verbal skills with children, families, other professions and multi-disciplinary organisations in a wide range situation and at different levels
- Maintain accurate, reflective records in accordance with Recording with Care guidelines
- Work alone and as part of a team across a range of services including Health, Education, Children's Centres, Schools Family Support Service, etc. to support parents in meeting the needs of their children
- Collaborate effectively and work in partnership with parents and professionals
- Deliver practical parenting strategies
Requirements
- NVQ Level 3 in child care and education or Health and Social Care qualification
- Experience of direct work with children, young people and their families
- Experience of effective collaborative and multi-agency working to support children and families
- Experience of delivering outreach and home-based support to children and families to address areas of identified need
- Candidates must hold a full UK licence and have access to a car
Salary
Dependent on the experience the Outreach Family Support Worker has, the hourly rate is negotiable.
Application Process
If you are interested in this Outreach Family Support Worker role, please send a copy of your CV to Ashley.Brown@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208 964. We will review your application and get in touch with you if you are shortlisted for an interview.
If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.
The benefits of working with SCS;
* A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
* Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!
* An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
* Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
* Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
* DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.
