Ashberry Recruitment are currently looking for a temporary ongoing Family Support Worker to work with our well-respected client in the Burnley area.
The successful candidate will need to work in line with safeguarding policies and procedures. To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed to meet the individual needs of the families.
Key Responsibilities
* Be child focused always
* Contribute to the assessment process
* Maintain factual, up to date records so that all assessments and reports can be produced
* Identify any risk and complete risk assessments
* Work as part of a team
* Keywork with individual families
* Attend and contribute to meetings as required
* Attend regular supervision and caseload management
* Work closely with all professionals involved with the families
* Undertake and provide written reports as required
* Prioritise workload in consultation with Senior members of staff
* Maintain and contribute towards the accommodation to the highest standard
* Support families to access and utilise local resources
* Undertake any emergency cover due to illness as and when required by the manager
* Ensure that all training is attended and that you actively participate
* Comply with the |Health and safety at Work Act to maintain a safe environment for service users, employees, and visitors
* Ensure that the organisations policies, and procedures are understood and adhered to
General
* Respect and maintain confidentiality of all matters that you learn relating to services users, staff, and other professionals
* Attend work reliably and punctually
* All staff are required to work in a flexible way, ensuring that all tasks specifically not covered in their job description are undertaken.
* Will adhere to data protection policy and procedures in line with the GDPR
* Experience of working with Children and Young People
Salary/Hours
* £27,269
* 37 Hours Per Week – Will consider 4 days per week (Pro rata to 30 hours) – Monday to Friday