How you'll make a difference
Working alongside children aged 0-5 and families, you will offer crucial support, to enable positive steps and progress and to identify the successful achievements and milestones that children and families are making themselves, ultimately operating independently without the need for professional support.
What you will be doing
* It will be your responsibility to carry out whole family assessments, providing advice and guidance to families to establish plans where appropriate, ensuring that services are effective and supportive for families with children aged 0-5.
* Reviewing and monitoring early help plans, you will respond to any changing of needs and renegotiate where appropriate in accordance with safeguarding procedures.
* You will manage your own caseload of work to ensure specialist inputs and effective outcomes are achieved and that records and reports are completed in accordance with professional and council guidelines.
* Working with stakeholders from different sectors, you will share knowledge and best practice through effective communication.
What we need from you
* It is essential that you are qualified to a level NVQ 3 or equivalent in a relevant discipline or working towards an appropriate qualification related to the provision of services to children and young people.
* You must have experience of the use of evidence-based practice working with vulnerable and disadvantaged children, families or young people.
* We require you to have previous experience of writing holistic, multi-agency assessments and plans with families.
* Given the nature of this role, you will have well-developed interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships and engage successfully with colleagues, service users and partner organisations.
* You will be skilled at engaging families quickly and ensure that relevant and effective support is given to families, so that they can use this learning once the Families Plus involvement ends.
What you need to know
* This is a limited term contract covering maternity leave and will end 10th May 2026.
* This is a part-time 18.5 hours per week, working Wednesday morning, all day Thursday and Friday.
* Your salary is pro-rata to hours worked.
* You will be required to travel widely within the authority so you must either have a current valid driving licence and provide a car or have access to appropriate means of travel.
* Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy and evidence provided.
* Please note that due to the nature of this role it is a requirement of employment that an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is obtained for this post.
Interviews are scheduled for Friday 11th April 2025.
How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:
* As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
* We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
* We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
* What is special here is the strength of the team ethos. We are a relatively small local authority, so managers know staff well. They can plan their services to ensure teams have manageable caseloads and have effective supervision so feel supported to make decisions which are right for the children and young people they work with.
* We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.
Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.
* We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
* We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life.
* We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.
We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.
We’re making a difference, be part of it!
To view the full job description, please click this link:Family Support Worker - Job Description
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