Outreach Family Support Worker - Early Help - Liverpool

Outreach Family Support Worker - Early Help 

Liverpool

Umbrella Pay- £18.40 per hour

29/01/2024 – 8 months initially 

Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 35 hrs/week

• To support a pilot project in Liverpool Early Help, identifying individuals that may benefit from social care support, before they fall into crisis or long-term care

• Provide outreach and home based Early Help Support to vulnerable children and young people who are identified as being at risk of a variety of issues
• Assess risk and needs through Early Help assessments and create support plan with the family using a strength based approach to achieve positive change
• Review plans at the required timescales
• Work with the families to reduce challenging behaviour
• Promote the safeguarding of children and young people
• Support parents in developing practical parenting strategies which enhance positive parent/carer-child relations. This can include facilitated meetings between family members
• Support the delivery of supervised contact to cases that are open to Early Help
• Keep effective records on the electronic systems, which includes the recording of plans, assessments, chronologies and associated general notes
• Develop strong, trusting working relationships
• Attend meetings, reviews and conferences where necessary

Requirements

• Candidates must hold a full UK licence and have access to a car and laptop (desirable)
• NVQ Level 3 in child care and education, NND, Health and Social Care qualification
• Experience of direct work with children, young people and their families
• Experience of delivering outreach and home based support to children and families to address areas of identified need
• Ability to work alone and as part of a team across a range of services including Health, Education, Children’s Centres, School’s Family Support Service, etc. to support parents in meeting the needs of their children
• Ability to communicate effectively, using good written and verbal skills
• Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered to the update service

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.

Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)