Job Description
| Salary £25,979 - £29,777 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week | West Lancashire & Surrounding Areas |Pay Award Pending International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Family Support Worker, Grade 6Early Help – West Lancashire District – Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Burscough and surrounding areas .Vacancies:1 x 37hr Full Time Permanent Family Support Worker Family Intensive Support in West Lancashire covering Skelmersdale, Ormskirk and Burscough and the rural areas.Various other vacancies across the south central areas of Lancashire including full time and part time hoursEarly Help – West Lancashire District – Skelmersdale, Ormskirk, Burscough and surrounding areas Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) have some exciting opportunities to recruit some family support workers in our Central South Team. Being a Family support worker and being part of the Children and Family Wellbeing service is a truly rewarding vocation working with some of Lancashire's most amazing children, young people and their families. We work with Children and young people aged 0-19yrs+ (25yrs for young people with special educational needs and disabilities). We are looking for individuals who are dynamic and creative and have a passion to overcome barriers yet celebrate successes. We work directly with children and young people and their families, delivering support, direct work, parenting courses and specialist support within their homes and community, as early as possible, enabling families to get the right support, in the right way, at the right time. The role also requires an ability to write case notes, assessments and devise a plan with the needs of the child(ren) at the centre. Part of the role is to work on computer systems to evidence the journey of the child and where the family have transitioned to on the cycle of change.Family support workers will become part of the Family Intensive Support team which work with families at Level 3 on the Lancashire Continuum of Need. This is a fast-paced team where you will be doing a variety of home visits, arranging TAFs, working with partners in the community and schools, arranging and chairing TAF meetings As a family support worker, you will liaise with social workers, schools, and a variety of multiagency partners within your district and the Family Hubs. This gives all our family support workers an opportunity to build professional networks and know services which deliver support in their districts.In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, found on our website hereThere is a vast range of opportunities to improve your knowledge and skills with ongoing continuous professional development.So if you want to pursue a career working with children and young people in Lancashire please look at the Job specification and Person Spec attached and look at our website on Closing date:4th October 2024 23:59hrsShortlisting date: 8th Oct 2024Interview Date: w/c 14th Oct 2024 For