Family Support Worker

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Family Support Worker to join a committed and supportive team for Walsall Council. This will be a three month contract with the possibility of this being extended. This is a fantastic opportunity to help change the lives of children and young people.

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week

Pay: £16.26

Duties of the role

• Working with children and young people in care, in need, and at risk of harm to promote positive family behaviours.
• Supervising family time between young people and their family members
• Carrying out assessments
• Assisting a small number of children in need alongside a social worker to progress their plans and provide specified interventions.

A bit about you

• Experience of creative and innovative approaches to engage vulnerable and hard to reach young people, children and their families
• Full UK Driving Licence, with business insurance and access to your own vehicle
• A Level 3 or equivalent and / or vocational qualifications (e.g. children and young people or communities OR Extensive experience working with children and families this could include: Training in evidence based programmes including Parenting, Mediation, Family Group Conferencing, Restorative practice, NVR and trauma informed practice
• Ability to devise and implement individual plans with young people and families based upon effective assessments.
• Evidence of direct work with children and young people
• Ability to work with a range of people in a sympathetic and supportive way, safeguarding, protect and promote the safety and welfare of children

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
• Excellent rates of pay
• Payroll service twice a week

If you are interested or know of anyone who may be, please contact Kat at Service Care Solutions on or email me at .

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!