Family Support Worker

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Islington to assist with the appointment of a Family Support Worker, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £20.42 - £27.20 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Organise child in need reviews for children and young people, which are usually in the schools where the professional network can attend.
• The review process begins with gathering information from the child, parents and professionals about the current needs and progress towards the goals in the last CIN plan.
• Where there has been a significant change in needs or more than two years since the last assessment the FSRO would gather information to inform a reassessment led by a Deputy Team Manager.
• FSRPs attend and contribute to Team around the Child meetings and Child in Need Reviews. They are responsible for completing minutes, uploading these to LCS and circulating to the attendees.
• After the review the FSRPs would work with the child, parents and the professional network to develop new goals and identify the affordable support in the individual budget to meet the familys needs.

Qualifications:

• Relevant vocational qualification to diploma or HNC level 3.
• Significant experience of working with disabled children and their families and an understanding of the barriers they face in a culturally diverse urban environment where there are significant deprivation issues.
• Significant experience of implementing a range of interventions to support families with disabled children.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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