Family Time Worker

Family Time Worker
Staffordshire
15.41/hr
Start date: ASAP
Full time: 37/hrs a week

Key Accountabilities:
* To co-ordinate arrangements for family time for children and their parents or other family members as directed by court.
* Where required, to provide transport for children and young people to attend family time.
* To facilitate therapeutic family time between children and their families offering support to children and families.
* To provide parenting support and guidance to parents during family time.
* To support the completion of accurate documentation, reports and records in relation to children, young people and families.
* To be available outside of traditional working patterns including evening and weekends to provide support to children, families and carers when it is needed.

Qualifications/Professional membership
*Minimum standard of NVQ3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent

Skills
* Ability to effectively communicate with children, their families and carers
* Ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families and carers.
* Ability to work effectively in conflict situations
* Ability to use IT systems and to write a good standard of records.
* Commitment and ability to demonstrate restorative approaches to working with Families and Children
* Able to have unrestricted use of a car - designated essential car user