Job Title: Family Support WorkerLocation: ThurrockJob Type: Full time/ContractPay Rate: £21
The role:
* To work as a member of the Prevention and Support Service to provide support to children, young people and their families.
* To work as a Lead Professional as part of a 'team around the family'.
* To support the development, delivery and co-ordination of an agreed plan
KEY SERVICE RELATED ACCOUNTABILITIES
* To provide practical assistance, support and guidance to parents to enable them to care and protect their children successfully.
* To support families to establish good local community networks and support mechanisms to promote their self-help skills and resilience
* To encourage parents to keep medical and other appointments linked to their families' development, which may include transporting them to appointments and meetings.
* To liaise as appropriate with other professionals and key people, e.g. Foster Carer, Health Visitors, Schools, Housing and Education Departments
The Candidate:
1. To be able to quickly establish effective working relationships with service users, partner agencies and other professionals.
2. To be able to work directly with children and young people using a variety of methods and interventions.
3. Ability to plan and organise workload