Senior Family Support Worker CDC
Location: Adwick Leisure Centre
Salary: Grade 8 £31,372 - £34,949 (Pay award pending)
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Region: Doncaster
Job category/type: Children's Social Work
Date posted: 23/10/2024
Job reference: REQ18543
Job Description:
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full-time temporary Family Support Worker in our Parenting and Family Support Service. We are looking for someone who has experience in family support working directly with children and families. A person who is confident, knowledgeable, and has the skills to succeed in this intensive parenting and family support role and who is able to work in a busy working environment.
We are looking for a highly motivated practitioner who can work as part of a family support team and collaborate with our partners.
A person that is competent in recording on an electronic system and who is a reflective practitioner.
A family support worker who understands safeguarding and thresholds.
You will have the ability to, and experience of, working directly completing parenting sessions and other appropriate interventions with families that have complex needs at a Team Around the Child level and lower level CIN cases. You will use a whole family approach and evidence-based practices to improve the outcomes for children and families you work with.
If this is you, we would be proud to have you in our Service and await your application.
In return, we are committed to supporting your own professional learning and development through our workforce development programme, informal and formal learning opportunities, regular reflective case supervision, peer supervision, and peer support.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.
Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
If you require support with completing the application or with interview skills in general, please contact the Advance team via email advanceemploymenthub@doncaster.gov.uk or visit their website www.advancedoncaster.co.uk for further details.
Shortlisting will take place on the 06 November and interview dates to be confirmed.
This post involves working with children/adults and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.
City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.
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