Job Description
| Salary £27,269 - £31,067 Per annum | Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week | MASH - Lancashire
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Early Help Worker - Lancashire's Children's Services Support Hub / MASH
Achieving the best outcomes for children and young people in Lancashire. Keeping children and young people safe and protected from harm.
Working with partners to provide a professional multi agency response and continuously strive to improve the life of all children and young people in Lancashire.
To be part of a multi- agency team. These posts will be based in the Children's Services Support Hub covering the entire Lancashire footprint.
Reporting to the relevant Early Help Social Workers, post holders will work in partnership with other agencies within the Hub and wider early help service to provide a personalised, whole family focussed response to meeting the unmet needs of children, young people and families
To make enquiries to determine the most appropriate provision of early help support to families and individuals. To establish consent for early help and ensure the needs of the child are met via TAS and EHA. To provide feedback to referrers where threshold has not been met, to encourage appropriate referral pathways and access to service provisions under the wider early help offer.
Lancashire is a place we're very proud of and we're proud of the role the county council plays in it too. As the fourth largest local authority in the country and the largest in the North, we serve 1.2 million residents and deliver a wide range of innovative, successful services that really make a difference to people's lives. The work we do can both challenging and rewarding at the same time. To provide the best service to our children and families, and for this work to be rewarding, front line practitioners need a positive culture and effective support around them. We are proud of the reflective, safe, healthy learning culture here in Lancashire, as well as the range of support for practitioners, particularly for staff starting out in their careers. New recruits to Lancashire Children's Services have a solid Induction, and managers have the opportunity to attend a variety of Learning and Development opportunities on the Leadership Academy. Staff have access to the latest research to help embed high quality practice. As a large local authority, we are able to offer a wide range of excellent training and development opportunities as well as many avenues for career progression. All staff have the equipment they need to work flexibly at home. Our managers are focused on the wellbeing and positive cultures in their teams. There are a range of practitioner forums and initiatives to get involved in.
If you require any further information, or discussion, please contact Rachael Pickup - Children's Services Support Hub / Multiagency Safeguarding Hub on rachael.pickup@lancashire.gov.uk
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.
The post you are applying for is covered by Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.
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.
We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications
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