Family Worker - EEH

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37 hours

Salary £24,496 - £28,371

Weymouth, Dorset

What’s In It For You

We are looking for two enthusiastic full time family worker, one permanent and one to cover 12 month maternity leave in the CHESIL locality. You will be based in Weymouth and Portland.

We need someone who is energetic and a quick learner to join the existing team. You will be supporting our early help team in the Chesil locality, which will involve direct work with children and their families; creating and contributing to multi-agency plans and interventions to improve outcomes and life chances for children and young people in Dorset.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for the locality team and support families in Chesil. You will be working with a supportive team who have a wealth of knowledge and skills that you will be able to learn from.

What You Can Expect To Be Doing

This role will be responsible for the delivery of support to children, young people and families in localities, taking a whole family approach.

At Grade 8 The Post Holder Will

Undertake 1:1 group and outreach work

Deliver direct work with children, young people, parents and families in the family home and other community locations

Convene and attend Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings and reviews

Use relevant case management systems, databases and business intelligence tools as directed by the team manager

Provide information, advice and guidance to children , young people and families

Co-work cases with other practitioners including social workers

Assess parenting skills and help build physical and emotional caring abilities through a range of practical activities

Deliver parenting and behaviour management support to children and families

Keep up to date on local provision

Coach, mentor and motivate families to make and sustain change

Support families during crisis situations

Support schools in the local area by being their link worker between early help and schools.

About You

You will have experience of working with and supporting children and or families

You will be dedicated to improving outcomes for Dorset’s children and young people

You will be self motivated, enthusiastic and used to working in a fast paced environment

You will demonstrate and role model Responsibility, Respect , Recognition and Collaboration in line with Dorset’s behaviours and values

You will be able to work as part of a team and also use your own initiative

Additional Information

For further information about this post please contact Lynette Bowers on 01305 228454 or lynette.bowers@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.

Dorset Council: A great place to work

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council We

• provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
• have ambitious aspirations
• are excited about our future
• care about Dorset and all the people who live here
• know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
  
  

You Will

• have access to a range of employee benefits
• be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
• have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
  
  

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation. We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.  We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours . We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

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