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Family Support Worker

Job Description

Family Support Worker needed with North Somerset Council

Start Date- ASAP

Location - Weston-Super-Mare

Duration - Initially 3 months

Hours per week - 37 hours per week

Salary - £17.72 an hour

Description:

  • To work alongside children, young people and families and allocated social workers, to join the teams and deliver support and interventions
  • Duties would also include supporting duty social workers, delivery of direct support to children and young people at home and in care, supervising contact/family time and bringing family networks together to plan support

What is required?

  • Good all round education with possible qualification in work with children or young people to a minimum NVQ Level 3 or 4 (or working towards this)
  • Experience of practical aspects of childcare, domestic routines, health and hygiene
  • Proven experience of working directly with children and families in difficult situations
  • Some experience of acting as a lead professional or key worker for a child or family
  • Drivers license and access toa vehicle

If you are interested please call Jemma Molloy on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - jemma.molloy@servicecare.org.uk

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.
  • Payroll service twice a week.
  • Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
  • Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
  • Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
  • DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.