Family Enablement Worker

Role Responsibility

Positive Behaviour Support - Family Support Worker

1X Permanent Full Time Posts - 37 hours per week

Do you want to be part of a growing and exciting service? We are recruiting 1X Positive Behaviour Support Family Support Workers into the Strengthening Independence Service for Disabled Children and Young Adults (0-25).

You will undertake time-limited, outcomes-focused work with Disabled Children and Young People aged 0-25 and their families and support them to continue to care for their Child or Young person within the family or home. You will promote change within families and support Young People as they prepare to become adults and in their early adult life. You will work under the direction of the Provision Manager, working in conjunction with Social Workers and their Team Managers.

You will be working with Children, Young People and their families to support:

• early intervention to develop and implement PBS strategies to manage behaviours of concern.
• intensive work to prevent children and young people having to leave their family home
• supporting the development of independence skills
• time-limited outcome focused interventions

You will need to be able to work flexibly, and cover a wide geographical area, the work will  include some evening and weekend work, to fit in with families’ availability.

You will be hybrid working across varying locations, including one of the Overnight Short Break Units in the West of the county and receive support and training for the role, so this will give great opportunities for your own development. 

Candidates will hold a Full UK Driving License – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability

The base will be Maidstone, However, most work will be with families in the community or home working.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service.

Please see the job description and person specification.