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Job Description
| Salary £35,235 - £39,513 Per Annum | Permanent, Full Time 37 Hours Per Week | South Ribble |
International Sponsorship - this role is not open to international sponsorship
Senior Family Support Worker, Family Intensive Support
Children and Family Wellbeing Service, South Ribble
Salary - Grade 8 £35,235 - £39,513
The Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) is part of Lancashire County Council's Education and Children's Services. It offers early help and support to children and young people aged 0-19 years (25 years for those with special educational needs and disabilities) and their families across Lancashire. The service is committed to minimizing the impact of any disadvantage for Lancashire children by working with them, their families, and communities as early as possible. This helps to prevent concerns from escalating.
As a Senior Family Support Worker in the Family Intensive Support Team, you will have direct line management responsibility for Family Support Workers who are case-holding staff supporting children, young people, and their families requiring intensive support at Level 3 on the Continuum of Need.
Your responsibilities will include:
1. Management oversight of the cases allocated to the staff in your team, including completing management checkpoints and Early Help Assessment authorizations throughout the life of each case.
2. Providing Reflective Case Supervision to staff to ensure they achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.
3. Delivering Personal Supervision to staff, supporting continued professional development.
4. Allocating cases on a duty rota as part of the pathway of referrals into the team.
5. Completing Practice Evaluations as part of the Quality Assurance Framework.
You will need strong knowledge and recent experience of complex case work and safeguarding within Children's Services. Competency in recording within the agreed Case Management IT system and in line with the Service's Professional Recording Standards is essential.
Additional Requirements:
* Car User: Desirable - requirement to travel across the District of South Ribble.
* DBS: Yes
* DCCR (Disqualification for caring for children): Yes
For further information, please contact:
Jo McGrath
Team Manager Family Intensive Support, Children and Family Wellbeing Service
M: 07817 623290
T: 01772 539929
E: joanne.mcgrath@lancashire.gov.uk
Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
In return, Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, found on our website here.
We do not hold a sponsorship licence and can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, your application will not progress.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.
Minimum Salary: £35,235
Maximum Salary: £39,513
Schedule Type: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37
Closing Date: Sunday 9th Feb 23:59hrs
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