Family Support Worker - Rossendale, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

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Rossendale, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary £25,979-£29,777 Per annum | Permanent, Part Time, 29.6 hours per week |

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International Sponsorship - this role is
not open to international sponsorship

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Children and Family Wellbeing Service Family Intensive Support Team in Rossendale.

Post holders will work in partnership with other Family Partners across their team to provide a personalised, whole family focussed, casework response to meeting the unmet needs of identified children, young people and families.

Holders will undertake direct work with service users, holding an individual caseload of children and young people within their families.

They will assess undertake early help assessments of the family's needs.

They will co-produce with families, smart action plans focussed on improving outcomes for the children and improving their welfare and implement these alongside other key partner agencies through a Team around the Family approach.

Their casework will respond to needs at both a universal+ and intensive support level, with a leaning towards more complex cases.

Their workload will be identified through a range of service pathways including cases;

Referred for an early help response through the multiagency safeguarding hub (MASH)
Deescalated and stepped down from specialist/statutory level
Where more complex family needs have been identified through the universal school setting as part of service 'Team around the School' arrangements
Requests for support with more complex family needs, originated by other agencies.

For an informal discussion please contact Family Intensive Support Team Manager Kathryn Bancroft

**Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use.

However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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