Plymouth City Council’s ‘Time Together’ team has a vacancy for a Family Support Worker. To apply for this post you must be able to demonstrate recent experience of working with children and their families.
The OAK Tree House team is responsible for the delivery of supervised ‘Time Together’ (contact) sessions between separated children and their birth families due to care proceedings having been initiated.
This service is trauma-informed with a strong commitment to delivering evidence-based supporting assessments and interventions. This role is primarily about supporting separated families to see each other safely and informing social work assessments through observation and evaluation of family time. In addition to this, the role has a commitment to supporting and building relationships between children and their families. The successful candidate will also be expected to deliver parenting support both in and out of session and to undertake therapeutic life story interventions and targeted direct work with children, carers and their families.
The job involves working with the most vulnerable children in the city in partnership with family members, social workers and foster carers. You will be professionally well supported with continuous professional development and training opportunities.
To apply for this post you must demonstrate experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and their families with demonstrable trauma informed approaches. This is a full time post which involves regular Saturday working and some evenings.
A full UK driving license is essential and you may be required to transport children and their families as part of your role.
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is: Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check).
Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Helen Sutton, Practice Manager, on 01752 308909.
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