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Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £11.50 - £13.00 per hour
Hours: 40 hours per week, 12-hour shifts (including weekends and bank holidays)
Benefits: Company pension, on-site parking
Position Overview
We are recruiting a dedicated Family Support Worker to support families in meeting their needs within a safe residential or community setting. This role involves promoting positive family relationships, ensuring childrens well-being, and fostering essential life skills for parents. You will work within a supportive, collaborative team to deliver high-quality, consistent care.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Social Workers, Police, Legal Services, Education, and Health professionals to help families meet placement plan targets.
- Encourage life skills and parenting behaviours that support personal growth, offering feedback based on observations.
- Demonstrate positive behaviour management in line with best practices.
- Maintain accurate records of family progress to aid in effective planning.
- Safeguard children in the family centre at all times.
- Promote healthy parental relationships within professional boundaries.
- Work on a 24-hour shift pattern, covering weekends and bank holidays.
- Conduct parenting sessions and support family attendance at appointments.
- Facilitate family contact with friends and relatives.
- Transport families to appointments as needed (business insurance on personal vehicle required).
- Confidently address challenging behaviours, ensuring safety in the centre.
- Collaborate closely with team leaders and social workers, following guidance to meet family needs.
- Attend training, supervision, and team meetings regularly.
- Contribute to family progress reports and centre meetings.
- Perform additional duties as required, including tasks such as cooking and cleaning.
- Experience: Minimum 1 year in family support work (required)
- Skills: Effective communicator, resilient, adaptable, non-judgmental, team-oriented, self-motivated
- Qualifications: Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care (desirable but not essential, with training available)
- Requirements: DBS (preferred), IT literate, flexible, reliable commute
- Other: Car drivers preferred
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