About the role
This is a wonderful opportunity to join our North Locality Family Help Team. We are looking for a Grade 8 Family Worker to join the team on a fixed term. You will be joining an established, cheerful, highly motivated, and skilled team of Family Workers working across the North area. The team has a wealth of skills, knowledge, and experience but is always open to learning from others. We work closely with our social care colleagues, schools, education settings, health, and other agencies to support the families we work alongside. If successful, you will be working with a highly experienced team to support the development of our new Family Help offer.
We need an enthusiastic, energetic individual to join the existing team as a Family Worker. You will be supporting the work of the whole team, including direct work with children and their families; creating, supporting, and contributing to multi-agency plans and interventions to improve outcomes and life chances for children and young people in Dorset.
What you will be doing
This role will be responsible for the delivery of support to children, young people, and families in localities, taking a whole family approach.
At Grade 8 the post holder will:
* Undertake 1:1 group and family work
* Deliver direct work with children, young people, parents, and families in the family home and other community locations
* Convene and attend Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings and reviews
* Use relevant case management systems, databases, and business intelligence tools as directed by the team manager
* Provide information, advice, and guidance to children, young people, and families
* Co-work cases with other professionals including social workers
* Assess parenting skills and help to build physical and emotional caring abilities through a range of practical activities
* Deliver parenting and behaviour management support to children and families
* Keep up to date with knowledge of local service provision
* Coach, mentor, and motivate families to make and sustain change
* Support families during crisis situations
* Support schools in the local area by being their link worker between early help and schools
About you
* You will have some experience of working with and supporting children and/or families
* You will be dedicated to improving outcomes for Dorset's children and young people
* You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic, and used to working in a fast-paced environment
* You will demonstrate and role model Responsibility, Respect, Recognition, and Collaboration, in line with Dorset's behaviours and values
* You will be able to work as part of a team and use your own initiative
* Hold Maths and English C or above GCSE grade 5 and above or equivalent
(Sturminster Newton / Shaftesbury based and essential to hold a driving licence and have access to a car)
Further Information
This is a part-time role at 18.5 hours per week. This role is fixed term until 31st August 2025. This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Further information contact Helen Shorrocks - helen.shorrocks@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk 07950717424
About Us
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
* Provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
* Have ambitious aspirations
* Are excited about our future
* Care about Dorset and all the people who live here
* Know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
* Have access to a range of employee benefits
* Be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
* Have access to a range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives, and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
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