Interventions Support Worker

Your New Company

Our compassionate and nurturing intervention workers will provide emergency support to vulnerable children, young people, and families during both normal office hours and after hours. Our goal is to ensure comprehensive care in line with the right place model, creating a service that is reliable and responsive at all times. The responsibilities of the team include providing direct therapeutic support and intervention to parents, helping them build on their strengths and achieve positive outcomes in accordance with their childcare personal plan (CASP, CP&LAC). Our aim is to deliver quality services that enable parents with children identified as being in need to enhance and promote their child's health and development. This will be done in accordance with our statutory duty and in partnership with other service areas, agencies, and service users.
Your New Role

This job will bring new challenges, so we need staff members with a can-do attitude who are willing to go above and beyond for the young people and families in their care. Your ability to respond to crises and support families in strengthening relationships is crucial. You will also provide support to children in residential units who are experiencing difficulties, using your skills and training to provide therapeutic support and create a safe environment for them. You will be supported by management and will have opportunities to grow and develop. The role involves working with families in their own homes and communities, developing responsive and tailored support packages based on assessed and identified needs. You will work with family members and children to set realistic and sustainable goals for change as a member of a multi-agency team. The focus will be on building family resilience to improve long-term outcomes for children, young people, and their families, along with providing residential support to children and young people in bespoke emergency placements. This opportunity is exciting and innovative and will allow you to develop your skills in evidence-based practice.

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Child-centred approach to care
• Positive attitude to care
• Previous experience within children's social care or transferrable skill role is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence
• Basic understanding of children's human rights and safeguarding is essential.
• Experience working within a multi-agency environment is desirable.
• Self-motivation and determination to grow and succeed together.
• Enhanced DBS check (Update Service DBS' desirable for swifter onboarding)

What you'll get in return

* Our working culture is flexible, with a flexi scheme allowing you to work to a schedule that suits you.

* Hybrid working - supporting you to flexibly deliver your role, whether on visit, from an office or your home

* Support and assistance in completing the All-Wales Induction Framework (Social Care Wales).

* Opportunities to complete fully funded qualifications.

* Training opportunities for Welsh language learners to further their skills.

* Formal and informal supervision.

* Access to Care First staff well-being services.

What you need to do now
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