Family First Support Worker - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Knowsley Borough Council

Knowsley Borough Council

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Family First is a family support service working with families who have multiple/complex needs.

We are seeking two experienced and motivated Support Worker's who are committed and dedicated to working with families and making positive change's to children's lives.

The post holder's will work across the Early Help and Prevention service, supporting families who have multiple/complex needs.

The post holder's will work in partnership with colleagues and other professionals to ensure there is a robust support package in place to meet the needs of the family.

There are two support worker posts available.

L3 Support Worker:

Within this role you will be; Providing practical, emotional support, advice and information to parents around a range of issues, Working directly with children and young people within the home and in the community covering a range of issues and offering support, Working multi-agency with other specialised services and monitoring impact and evidencing outcomes.

This list is not extensive.

Domestic Abuse Support Worker:

Support will be provided around a range of issues including; The impact of domestic abuse on young people, Recovery work with parents and children/young people, Multi-agency work with other specialised services, Monitoring impact and evidencing outcomes, Facilitation of group work programmes and one to one direct work, Engage in identified training.

This list is not extensive.

You will require:

Recent experience of working directly with families with multiple needs and children aged 0-18.

A minimum of NVQ level 2 or equivalent in a related field (e.g. Health and Social Care) or equivalent experience

We will consider requests for flexible working.

For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible:
flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

Closing Date:
Wednesday, 10 April 2024 at 23:59pm.

Shortlisting Date:
Thursday, 11 April 2024.

Interview Date:
Wednesday, 24 April & Friday, 26 April 2024.

How to apply:

Your CV should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.

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