Sgo Support Worker - Glenfield, United Kingdom - Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council

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Glenfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

JOB PURPOSE:

The post holder will be responsible for delivering family support services to Special Guardians.

As a key position within the Family Placements Service, the post holder will be responsible for providing some direct work with special guardianship families who need specialist advice and support and also undertake outreach work to make sure that the support offer is known by all Leicestershire Special Guardians.

The post holder will also be a key source of information on national adoption support policies and practices for Leicestershire County Council's staff working in adoption support.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Educated to A level Or equivalent
Knowledge of the Adoption Support Fund and how this can to utilised to support families where there are support needs post order.
Specific knowledge / experience / understanding of post adoption support/ post order support issues unique to families who are caring for children with a care experiences and trauma backgrounds
Experience of working within health, education, or looked after children setting
Knowledge of the Adoption Support Fund and how this can to utilised to support families where there are support needs post order.
Ability to work under own initiative as well as be a strong team player
Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
Ability to communicate well and work in partnership with a range of national and regional partners/stakeholders on multiple workstreams and meet deadlines.
Ability to work with sensitive and confidential issues.
The capacity to understand and to empathise with the issues of concern for special guardians and adoptive families, while also having the ability to remain objective and to put in place appropriate boundaries around personal/professional experience
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults

Please see the Job Description / Person Specification which are attached further down on this page

For informal enquires please contact Rebecca Allen,

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We are on a journey to be an inclusive department where a culture to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded and discrimination challenged at every level together as a department. We warmly welcome those from all cultures, ethnicities and beliefs - this diversity is vital to our journey and is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our children and familiesWe particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently under represented within our workforce.

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