We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Knowsley to assist with the appointment of a Family First Case Manager, on a 4-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay : £16.00 - £20.48 per hour Responsibilities: Act as the lead professional will be the main contact for the family and co-ordinate service delivery from across the Partnership, in line with the family's plan. This can be as a case holding lead for the service or supplementary, co-working with statutory services such as Childrens Social Care and Youth Offending Services. Adopt and deliver the agreed processes to supporting families including leading and co-ordinating the Team Around the Family process and undertaking reviews in a timely way as a means to monitor progress against the familys plan. Adopt and promote agreed approaches to working with families including a Think Family approach and the adoption of restorative practice in work with clients and colleagues to ensure family needs are not overlooked and family strengths are enhanced to achieve the agreed outcomes. This includes delivery with young people, families and communities in various settings including schools. To maintain accurate, quality and timely records on the Early Help Module and actively support the audit process and use analysed findings to improve future practice. Ensure that all Family First Service information systems are maintained and updated as policy and procedure dictates. Provide parenting support directly to parents using both formal and informal parenting programmes either one to one or in group-work. This will also include in-the-home support in implementing change required, and identifying Family Support Networks as part of the Signs of Safety/Wellbeing Model in support of wider service practice. Knowledge: Have excellent safeguarding experience Complete Early Help Assessments Organise Team Around the Family Meetings Be able to complete SMART plans with families and then review Be able to work within timescales Complete home visits Complete direct work with children and young people Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1405499