Job Title: Early Help Support Worker Job Location: Birmingham - covering the Selly Oak and Hall Green & Moseley localities. Salary: £25,877.80 pa (£13.45 per hour) Contract type: Fixed Term until March 2027 Working hours: 37 hours per week About the role We are currently recruiting for two Early Help Support Workers to join our team. Fixed Term until March 2027 with possibility of contract extension on 37 hours per week. The aim of this role is to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in Hall Green and Selly Oak constituencies that results in: - Healthy, happy, resilient children and families. - Families supported to make positive changes. - Children able to attend, learn and achieve at school. - Young people ready for and contributing to adult life. - Children and young people safe from harm. The post holder to work with a multi-agency team of family support officers, community, voluntary and statutory services. As the role is focusing on children and young people`s health, wellbeing and education there will be a need to work closely with statutory, Birmingham Children`s Trust and community partners to help meet the aims stated above and implement structured change for the family. You will be required to deliver light touch work with families for 4-6 weeks maximum with the completion of a start and end Early Help Wheel and closure form. The level of work with families will encounter such factors as direct work with individuals within the family units as well as offering an holistic approach to their individual support needs incorporating a muilty agency attitude to ensure their needs are met. You will be required to do home visits where appropriate and necessary and in accordance with lone working policies. To do this you will be expected to travel independently across the contract operating area of Selly Oak and Hall Green constituencies and may occasionally need to visit other areas to meet with professionals or families. Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require a DBS check to be completed. Further details will be sent following offer. About you NVQ Level 3 or above in Health and Social Care is essential for this role. For this role you will have Safeguarding and mutli agency working experience. This role requires you to have the ability to travel independently. You will be able to manages difficult conversations and conflict effectively. This will also include an understanding of the importance of adapting to new working approaches and contributing to the design of processes to add value, simplify operations and support good relationships. You will have experience in dealing with complex problems that have a variety of solutions and working with families and professionals to establish a consensus for the best one. You will have experience of working within a KPI framework and delivering interventions within a timely manner. You will also have experience in recording notes from meetings and interventions with families and professionals alike. Please note that if you are successful in this role, we will require evidence of the required certificates and qualifications for this role. Without this evidence, you would be unable to commence employment at GreenSquareAccord. About us We are GSA, we provide affordable homes and services that create a foundation from which people in our communities can thrive. We own and manage 25,000 homes in diverse communities across the West Midlands and Southwest. Everyone deserves a home, it`s a place from which we build our future, we thrive at home. We are proud to play an active role in dealing with the consequences of the housing crisis, by providing affordable homes for people in our communities who need them most. Often a home is all someone needs, but when our customers need more, we offer a range of services, including care, money advice and coaching to support them. We also provide care and support to some of the most vulnerable people in society. This includes support for people who are homeless, experiencing domestic violence or are part of the criminal justice system. The GSA Way We know that how we do things is just as important as what we do. To help us make a difference, together, we created the GSA Way. A culture we commit to, aspire to, and live and breathe. Commitments and behaviours which together make our organisation what it is. Our five core commitments are: We believe our customer is everything We are one team We are supportive and caring We are business-minded for social purpose We are curious and ambitious. You can read more about the GSA Way in our recruitment pack. Benefits In support and recognition of our colleagues who will help us deliver our employer strategy, we offer a fantastic benefits package. This includes: Trust based flexible working and supportive and friendly teams 20 days annual holiday entitlement, increasing to 22 days Opportunity to buy or sell annual leave A defined contribution pension scheme GSA matches up to 6% contributions We offer a service which provides 24/7 online GP appointments, second medical opinions, health checks, mental health support, 24/7 medical health helpline, wellbeing app, nutrition advice and fitness plans and legal and financial support. Access to Blue Light discount card membership Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). Cycle to work Scheme Eligible for occupational sick pay How to apply If this sounds like the exciting new challenge you`ve been waiting for, we`d love to hear from you. Email your Cv to [email protected] or click apply now. All individuals who apply to work at GreenSquareAccord are considered on their merits in line with our Diversity and Inclusion strategy and policy. GreenSquareAccord are a Disability Confident Employer therefore we actively encourage applications from individuals with disabilities and try to provide access, adjustments, equipment or other practical support where required. All applicants with a disability who meet the `essential eligibility criteria` for the role, as detailed in the job description, are guaranteed an interview. If you need any assistance, adjustments or adaptations throughout our selection processes please let us know.