Family Support Worker - Gravesend, United Kingdom - Salus

Salus

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Gravesend, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Full-time Gravesend

Fixed term until 19th May 2023
The Salus Family Support Service provides intensive support for whole families to become resilient.

It is focused on key areas such as securing parental employment and ensuring children and young people regularly attend school.

The Service works alongside statutory services within Kent, delivering a package of tailored support and interventions to address the problems family members face and removing barriers to the outcomes they are seeking.

Intensive Family Caseworkers will give practical hands-on support using a pro-active and challenging approach to enable families to build on strengths and promote family resilience that can sustain outcomes.

The post holder should be prepared to work alone in a comparatively unstructured situation, working in families' homes and have an ability to respond quickly to changing needs and circumstances; this may include travelling to other service areas, and early mornings, evening and weekend work

For an informal discussion, please contact Emma Mead on or Sally Williamson on

Qualifications Required
Qualifications to diploma level or above in a relevant area
e.g. social work, probation, nursing, youth offending, education and welfare, substance misuse, housing, community development.

Skills & Experience Required
Relevant experience in working successfully to build relationships and challenge behaviour with families with multiple needs

Experience of community-based lone working

Excellent inter-personal and communication skills

Able to model solution focused thinking

Good understanding of agencies and support available for families in Kent

Able to work with families to overcome barriers to employment

Good standard of ICT skills

Knowledge of the 'Think Family' approach

Up to date knowledge of child development, national policy and legislation related to young people and families

An understanding of the barriers to school attendance, particularly Emotional School Based Avoidance

An ability to remain calm whilst working under pressure and within tight timescales on sensitive and confidential issues

To be creative and proactive, able to use initiative and make sound judgements

An ability to deal with a number of tasks at once and to be flexible with work routines

An ability to actively engage families through a variety of methods

To be able to work effectively as part of a team

Ability to work early mornings, evenings and weekends

Ability to move about the County in a timely manner

An understanding of the needs of disaffected and social excluded families

An understanding of Safeguarding and Data Protection legislation

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 3 months

Salary:
£26,000.00 per year

Benefits: