Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker
The Service & Team:
In Cornwall we put the needs of the children right at the heart of everything we do - and that takes professionals who share our enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of children and young people. If this is you, we have the following vacancies for Family Worker positions in both the Penzance and Camborne Family Assessment teams.
Family Worker vacancies:
Family Assessment Camborne • 1 x 37 hours • 1 x 37 hours Penzance
The Role:
Family Workers work as part of multi-disciplinary team where children, young people and their families need co-ordinated support at times of increased need and difficulty. We take a relational and strengths-based approach
Cornwall are an Outstanding authority with a proven track record of building on family strengths. This has been achieved in the context of Cornwall being the second most deprived area of Northern Europe
Family Workers carry out assessments with children and families (-9 months to 18 years ) devise plans of intervention, and undertake direct work .To do this you will be trained to utilise a range of evidence-based approaches including Signs of Safety & Motivational Interviewing, Family Workers also deliver accredited Parenting Programmes. There is a good training programme and excellent career progression.
This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.
This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.
What you'll need to succeed:
You will need to have a Level 3 qualification or above Child in a child related field, eg Child development, a proven track record of working with children and young people along with a robust understanding of the issues faced by families.
What you'll get in return:
Cornwall Council's ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met. Find out more about working and volunteering for us .
About us
We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options .
Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.
Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It's a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.