Have you heard about the Family First Pathfinder, a brand-new initiative as part of the government's strategic response to the independent care review 'Stable Homes Based on Love'? Are you looking to develop and expand your own experience and skills to support families? Would you like to work in the community with multi-agency partners to provide Early Help? Would you like to increase your own awareness of support and develop relationships with partners in Warrington? Would you like to be part of a team delivering training and support to our partner agencies? Would you like to support more families earlier to reach better outcomes?
As part of the development of the Family First Pathfinder Wave 2, it has been agreed that 5 additional Partnership Link Workers can join the Early Help Support Team on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. It is recognized in the Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 that all agencies hold the responsibility for offering Early Help Support, resulting in more support and training being requested from partners to assist families with a multi-agency plan of support at Universal Plus (Level 2) on the Warrington continuum of need.
The Role
The Early Help Support Team sits uniquely in the middle of the Early Help division, offering support and guidance to all our partner agencies with the delivery of Early Help. The Partnership Link Workers (PLW) do not case hold families; they support the Early Help Process by assisting partners to complete Early Help Assessments (EHA) and arrange Team Around the Family meetings (TAF). They also guide the referral process (MARS) and help with understanding thresholds. Our partners include health, education, early years, voluntary agencies, and other WBC teams, which are always expanding. We also support the Early Help division with training and the induction of new staff.
These roles are full-time and provide an opportunity for you to be creative with your skills to engage partners. It is a chance to gain valuable skills and build on your own practice, improving relationships and confidence. You will join a welcoming, supportive, and established team who will guide you and support you throughout the 12 months.
What's Needed?
The successful candidates will have significant experience in safeguarding children with a strong track record of working in partnership across organizations to achieve positive outcomes. They will have excellent communication skills, an ability to present information, good timekeeping, and a passionate and empathetic approach. The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for this post.
As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:
* 26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
* Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
* Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme
* Essential car allowance
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