Sen Family Support Worker - Walsall, United Kingdom - Family Action

Family Action
Family Action
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Walsall, United Kingdom

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About us


We are professional, and our goal is to At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation.

We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.


Our work environment includes:

  • Modern office setting
  • Growth opportunities
  • Workfromhome days

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title:
SEN Family Support Worker


Service:
Helping Hands, Black Country


Grade:
Grade 2 Points 11-15


Hours: 18.5 hours per week (part time) - 12 months fixed term contract or secondment


Locations:
Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Sandwell


Responsible to:
Service Manager


Summary of job:


The service will provide practical and emotional support to children, young people, and their families, through a mixed program of Referral Based Family Support and Support to access community support, groups, universal offers with a specific focus on Autism.

Using restorative practice, the service will embed a strengths-based approach, engaging and enabling children, young people, and families to access the right support, at the right time, within their local communities, increasing families' resilience and preventing needs from escalating.


  • Delivery of a SEN Referral based Family Support offering a targeted, whole family approach for families in need (creating Action Plans, Sustainability Plans and completing Outcomes Stars)
  • Delivery of evidence and practice based interventions, targeted group work, and digital interventions.
  • Family Support Workers will be Qualified in Health and Social Care, youth work, early years and childcare, counselling, or a relevant professional qualification equivalent to NVQ Level
  • Staff will be experienced front line practitioner with at least 2 years' experience in child and family practice with complex needs and have SEN as a specialism.

Key tasks and responsibilities:


To deliver a range of individual, 1-2-1, workshops and group interventions, to facilitate parents' understanding and awareness of their children's ASD diagnosis.


To undertake family-focused assessments in partnership with parents and professionals to establish an understanding of the child and parent's needs.


Using information gained through the assessment develop a child centered, targeted, whole family outcome focused plan and risk assessment with parents for their engagement with the service.

Monitor, review, and updated plans with parents making onward referrals for specialist support and interventions, where appropriate.


Work collaboratively with coordinated care and support for families through liaison, referrals and multiagency partnership working, with Key Workers, CAMHS, Health, Social Services, Education and other statutory and voluntary and specialist agencies.

To keep timely and accurate records of your work and adhere to confidentiality, safeguarding and information sharing protocols

To ensure that the venue(s) are warm, welcoming, and always adheres to safe risk management procedures when meeting families.


  • Build up knowledge and understanding of local resources and community, statutory and services, services, and communicate effectively with them in the best interests of the child and family.
  • Support families to access community support, groups, universal offer services and act as an enabler for them to access these services in the future.


To play an active part in the team, working collaboratively to ensure the smooth running of the service and using informal and organized peer support effectively and shared learning opportunities.


  • To participate and contribute to meetings with external agencies, to advocate in meetings on behalf of families and, where appropriate involve families in such meetings.
  • To undertake training according to the needs of the service.
Be able to evidence Family Action's values at all times, which underpin Family Action's mission of 'building stronger families' by:
Being
people focused

Reflecting a
'can
do' approach

Striving for
excellence in everything we do

Having
mutual respect for everyone we work with, work for and support through our services


  • To ensure you have an understanding (appropriate to your role) of and comply with Family Action's procedures for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
  • To comply with Family Action's Diversity & Equality Policy and our Ethical Policy in every aspect of your work and positively promote the principles of these policies amongst colleagues, service users and other members of the community.
  • To comply with Family Action's Health and Safety Policy, Data Protection Policy and to protect your own and others' health, safety,
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