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Family Worker Link Role – Community Safety, Colchester
Client: Essex County Council
Location: Colchester, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference:
a635087b3604
Job Views:
4
Posted:
13.02.2025
Expiry Date:
30.03.2025
Job Description:
Family Worker Link Role – Community Safety
Location: Colchester
Working Style:
Closing Date: Tuesday 25th February 2025 at 11.59pm
Please note that this is a Fixed Term Contract / Secondment opportunity for a period of 18 months.
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It’s an exciting time to join us having received our 2nd Outstanding Ofsted rating in a row.
The Opportunity
Family Solutions is an Early Help service in Essex working holistically with disadvantaged families, with multiple difficulties to enable them to make significant changes and improvements to their lives. Family Solutions is part of children’s social care and was described as “exceptional” by OFSTED in their recent inspection which judged children’s social care as “outstanding.”
The work of a Family Worker Link role is complex, sometimes challenging, but always varied and rewarding.
The Community Safety link role will include specialising in working with young people at risk of exploitation in their local community. The role will also include working with young people living in semi-independent accommodation and supporting them with their independence.
Key aspects of the work include:
* Working closely with families to build strong relationships with all family members.
* Promoting positive change with families.
* Providing both practical and specialist advice as well as acting as a lead coordinator for additional support services where appropriate.
* Managing your own caseload.
* Managing safeguarding risks to children.
* Taking the lead on an area of professional practice for the team through supporting team members and liaising with professionals outside of Family Solutions.
* The post holder will be expected to operate flexibly, working out of normal office hours when required to best meet the needs of the family.
* Responsible for determining the direction and actions required in order to progress cases forward on a day-to-day basis; recognising when key decisions regarding risks/concerns need to be referred to the Team Manager or Practice Supervisor.
* Responsible for acting as a source of advice, guidance, and support to colleagues in relation to the thematic role held in order to support case discussions and mentor and guide colleagues.
* Responsible for undertaking holistic assessments of family needs to help create intervention plans and identify how outcomes can be achieved that fully reflect the family and young person’s views and aspirations; delivering interventions, including group work programs, to support families to make change.
* Responsible for facilitating complex family meetings, managing the potentially competing views of families and professionals in order to find achievable solutions.
* Responsible for undertaking individual and group programmes of work to enable children and families to develop their skills to resolve issues and problems themselves; providing information and accompanying families to help access other local services.
* Responsible for providing specific practical, personal, and emotional support to families in their homes or other settings as part of an agreed plan in order to achieve agreed and sustainable family outcomes.
* Responsible for actively participating in regular supervision in order to review work and ensure effective interventions for families.
* Responsible for ensuring that the principles of effective practice are fully embedded in service delivery; working collaboratively with staff and partners to ensure effective risk management in line with the thresholds of the Effective Support and Guidance document to ensure that the Family Solutions team understands and follows the SET child protection procedures.
The Experience You Will Bring
* Educated to degree level preferred but minimum NVQ level 4 or equivalent by experience in relevant thematic specialism: Domestic Abuse, Substance Misuse, Education, Mental Health, and Parenting.
* Significant practical experience of working with families with multiple and complex needs, specifically working with young people at risk due to exploitation concerns and/or working with young people living outside of the home and supporting them to build on their independent living skills.
* Effective communication skills, good problem-solving and assessment skills with a demonstrable track record of building and sustaining positive professional relationships with individuals and families with multiple and complex needs.
* Experience of applying a solution-focused approach and providing practical advice and support to families to enable them to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes.
* Ability to work in partnership with others to maximise outcomes for families in line with the Family Solutions operating principles.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team and to use supervision appropriately.
Why Essex?
As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.
Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. A driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.
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