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Who we are: Since 1988, Everton in the Community has become a dynamic force for good, harnessing the unifying power of football to drive social change and addressing societal challenges across Liverpool City Region. Supported by a team of over 130 full-time staff and over 200 volunteers, the independently governed and independently financed charity offers an extensive array of more than 60 programmes and initiatives that tackle a diverse range of social issues. These programmes cover areas such as health, employability, anti-social behaviour, crime, exploitation, education, dementia, and disability.
Everton in the Community stands firmly beside the most at-risk and most in need members of its local communities, but the needs of the city are ever-growing and ever-evolving.
Everton in the Community’s five-year strategy, the Trinity Project aims to bring transformational change to Liverpool 4 and beyond and will work to nurture confidence in others by creating opportunities that can profoundly change lives through three powerful pillars in Learns, Minds and Thrives.
About the Opportunity: We have an exciting opportunity for a Family Support Worker to join our growing Everton in the Community team.
As a Family Support Worker, you will be responsible for working with families who are experiencing short term or long-term challenges, focusing on developing our Family Support offer across our impact model and assessing the needs of the family as well as providing support or assistance that will empower them to overcome the difficulties they are experiencing.
We are seeking a professional who is passionate about helping young people and is driven to make a difference to families living in the L4/South Sefton area.
Other key responsibilities will include:
- Developing robust referral processes and build effective referral networks
- Assessing the needs of the family and create an action plan, working closely with partner organisations to provide a holistic tailored package of support
- Working with key statutory and strategic partners, including Police and Health professionals, in delivering an effective multi-disciplinary system to improve outcomes and life chances for children and young people
- Creating a comprehensive risk assessment to ensure the safety of all staff, family members and young people.
Who we are looking for: Essentially, we are looking for someone who has experience of working with young people who display challenging behaviour and have or are at risk of being criminally exploited.
Previous experience of delivering in schools and educational establishments and of working with complex families is advantageous.
We want someone who has a genuine passion for helping support young people and families, who has the ability to build trust and rapport quickly, enjoying interacting with a wide variety of people on a daily basis.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate patience, empathy and a non-judgemental attitude towards both colleagues and participants.
This is a 12 month Fixed-Term Contract, with the core hours for this role will be 35 hours per week, which does include evening and weekends on occasion – contract will be flexible across 7 days.
The closing date of this advert is Tuesday 26th March 2024.
Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices
The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found
here
This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including
proof of eligibility
to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful. Equity & Inclusion
Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities. We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition and require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application/interview/onboarding process, please let us know by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team via email -
careerseitc@evertonfc.com
To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.
