Family Support Worker

Gloucestershire County/Gloucester City Councils•Stroudsburg, PA

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About The Position

Working as a Family Support Worker is an exciting, interesting, and rewarding role. Your aim will be to deliver targeted support to vulnerable children and their families to achieve better outcomes, reducing the need for higher level support and long-term demand for services. You will undertake assessments and co-ordinate and deliver interventions using a solution focussed approach. By building supportive and empowering relationships with families, you will engage parents through creative and innovative strategies, in line with partner agencies and organisations. You will benefit from our commitment to delivering the best possible service to children and families, and the chance to join an experienced and dynamic team. You will be joining an authority with a strong set of values that underpins the work we do.

Requirements

Experience in working with children, young people, families, and communities
Experience with multi-agency assessments and plans is essential
A full driving licence and access to a car are required
The role may involve working some evenings and weekends

Responsibilities

Deliver targeted support to vulnerable children and their families to achieve better outcomes
Undertake assessments
Co-ordinate and deliver interventions using a solution focussed approach
Build supportive and empowering relationships with families
Engage parents through creative and innovative strategies, in line with partner agencies and organisations

Benefits

between £33,143 - £36,363 per annum subject to experience
flexible and agile working opportunities
25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service
option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year
family friendly policies and benefits to help support you and your family
supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
an in-house Occupational Health service
employee discount scheme
cycle to work scheme
links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) and the Young Employees Network
career development and qualification opportunities
access to our Social Work Academy
cycle to Work scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)
green Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme (eligibility criteria and t&cs apply)