Location: Buckinghamshire, County Wide
Overview
Come and join a fantastic hard-working service, who have recently transitioned to a locality working model combining level 3 and 4 services.
This is a very exciting time to come and join the service bringing your skills to help shape brighter futures for our children and families!
We have full time, permanent positions available across our North and South Locality Hubs.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected– only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.
We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.
About the role
As a Family Support Worker at Buckinghamshire Council, you will ensure the highest standards of support is provided to the children and families of Buckinghamshire. You will:
1. Work directly with children young people and their families as part of a team alongside other professionals managing a caseload, delivering direct work, creating supportive professional networks and identifying and reducing safeguarding concerns through a ‘whole family’ approach and by putting the child at the heart of everything we do.
2. Take part in duty cover on a duty rota alongside Social Workers and Managers
3. Make relevant referrals and signposting for children and families under current statutory guidelines.
4. Jointly work cases where there is a higher level of need with a Social Worker who will act as the lead practitioner. Support the Social Worker with their assessments and information gathering and attend all relevant meetings as invited by the Social Worker, as well as alongside visits to children and their families
5. Attend, coordinate and chair team around the child meetings with fellow agency partners.
6. Keep accurate records in accordance with current time frames.
7. Be required from time to time to transport children and families within your own vehicle
This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the role of Family Support Worker, please see below the specific job description
Any-Desk:
As an ‘any-desk’ worker, you’ll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required. You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.
About you
8. You should have a good understanding of safeguarding and have previous experience of working with children and families.
9. You should be able to demonstrate empathy and understanding, be a good listener, and be able to challenge in a supportive manner when need arises.
10. You will have the ability to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
11. You should be resilient and tenacious and able to make sure the child’s voice is heard above all others.
12. You will be a good team player and able to work collaboratively with a number of different agencies.
13. You should feel comfortable assessing, identifying and carrying out the work needed to support the child and family for better outcomes
14. You should be able to engage children and families, encourage and empower them to be able to make/ maintain positive change by drawing on your own skill set and ability to persuade and build trusting relationships.
15. You will have good communication and written skills and will be able to record and interpret confidential data. You should feel comfortable chairing network meetings and collating and writing reports and distributing minutes of meetings in a timely manner
16. You will be able to manage timescales and have the ability to prioritise.
17. You should be flexible in order to work in a sometimes fast paced environment.
18. You will be able to uphold confidentiality and the service standards of Buckinghamshire Council
This role requires a full UK driving licence and access to a car.