Directorate: Children and Family Services Section: Supporting families Location: Thomas Boughey Family hub Grade: Level 7 Actual Salary: £17,873.51 - £19,415.89 Hours: 22 This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants. We are looking for a skilled and self-motivated family support worker to take a lead role in supporting families within the context of the Thrive Framework through holistic whole family assessment and one-to-one direct work with children and young people, contributing to the delivery of the Supporting Families Programme by working with the family to assess risk and co-ordinate support to meet identified needs within the family. To empower families to create sustainable change and thrive thereby reducing demand on statutory services. If more information is required to contact Donna Hulme or Linda Hallam- service managers of supporting families. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together. To Apply - please visit our website https://webrecruitment.stoke.gov.uk/wrl/ If you have any queries or want an application form in another format, please email recruitmentstoke.gov.uk or call us on 01782 238189.