Family Support Worker
Family Hubs – Barnsley
We are currently recruiting for a proactive and supportive Family Support Worker to work as part of an established team aligned to the family hubs across Barnsley.
Details
* 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
* Initial 3 month contract, with the possibility of extension
* Fantastic role providing direct support to families across the borough.
Responsibilities
The core purpose of this position is to work holistically with the whole family, assessing strengths and needs and coordinating support for each family member.
You will provide support, advice and information to children, young people and their families, including the provision of practical assistance.
You will assist social work qualified practitioners in the undertaking of their duties relating to all forms of social care interventions as appropriate.
You will assist in the promotion of good parenting and provide parents and carers with support and information in relation to parenting and the development of children and young people through a variety of means including group work and one to one sessions as required
Requirements
We are looking for candidates with:
* An excellent knowledge of safeguarding and thresholds of intervention are essential for the position.
* Ability to case hold up to 15 families,
* You will support families across Barnsley so you will need to be able to travel across the borough.
If you would be interested in this role or any similar roles please do not hesitate to contact Emily @ Service Care on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Benefits of working for Emily @ Service Care Solutions:
A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
Exceptional referral bonuses
An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
Frequent notifications for upcoming opportunities via text and email
Loyalty schemes / bonuses
DBS disclosures provided via fast track online services free of charge.
Note: Do you know someone who is looking for work in this field? If so, please pass these details on to them. If we are able to place them into work such as this, lasting over 13 weeks, we will happily pay you a £250 referral bonus
