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Family Support Worker

Service Care Solutions - Social Work
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 11 days
Location

Barnsley, South Yorkshire S72 8LR

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The Family Support Worker position in Barnsley involves working with an established Children with Disabilities team for 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on an initial 3-month contract with potential for extension.
  • The role includes responsibilities such as conducting short break assessments, supervising family time, and providing support to families, with a minimum of 3 days required in the office due to hybrid working arrangements.
  • Candidates must have experience working with children, young people, and families, as well as a full clean driving license and access to a vehicle with business insurance.
  • Knowledge of managing risk, safeguarding, and intervention thresholds is essential for this position.
  • The salary for this role is not specified, but the position requires relevant experience in the field.
Family Support Worker Barnsley

We are currently recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join an established Children with Disabilities team in the Barnsley area.

This position is:

* 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

* Initial 3 month contract, with the possibility of extension

* Hybrid working available - 3 days min in office required

The primary responsibility of this role is to undertake short break assessments, short break annual reviews, supervising family time, life story work, and provide support to families where needed.

** Driving is essential to this position so we are looking for candidates with a full clean driving license and access to their own vehicle with business insurance. **

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

* You must have experience working with children, young people and families

* Managing risk and an excellent knowledge of safeguarding and thresholds of intervention are essential for the position.

* You must have a valid UK driving license

If you would be interested in this role or any similar roles please do not hesitate to contact Emily @ Service Care on or email Benefits of working for Emily @ Service Care Solutions:

  • A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
  • Exceptional referral bonuses
  • An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
  • Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
  • Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
  • Loyalty schemes / bonuses
  • DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.

Note: Do you know someone who is looking for work in this field? If so, please pass these details on to them. If we are able to place them into work such as this, lasting over 13 weeks, we will happily pay you a £250 referral bonus

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.