We are seeking to appointment a Family Intervention worker within our Intervention Hub, are you looking for a new challenge and would relish the opportunity to make a difference to some of our most vulnerable children, young people and families? If you have the passion and drive for direct front line family focused work and are flexible and creative in your approach in working with children and families, we want to hear from you!
Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment.
The Intervention Hub delivers high quality services for local children and their families, ensuring the right support is offered at the right time. We are currently recruiting for a Family Intervention Worker to join a strong performing team who focus on achieving the best outcomes for the families, children and young people they work with. As a member of the team, you will be involved in providing high-quality family intervention to families with children and young people who are living in complex situations, at risk of harm and family breakdown and requiring the support of children’s social care. Using a solution focused approach and evidence-based interventions to support and empower families to develop and implement sustainable, long-term solutions to their difficulties and enable parents to provide safe and consistent care to their children.
The Intervention Hub work in a trauma informed way using Cheshire West and Chester’s innovative multi- agency partnership model ‘Our Way of Working’.
You will have access to range of benefits including:
-Competitive salary
-Annual leave – you will receive days annual leave per annum rising to days after five years continuous Local Government Service.
-Grow your own culture – we have a career progression structure to support your professional development.
-Working rewards – we have a variety of schemes available to employees which include; additional annual leave, care and cycle purchase scheme, home and electronics purchase scheme in addition to discounts at a wide range of high street and online retailers.
-Pension scheme – our Local Government Pension Scheme is a career average pension scheme with employee contributions of between and and the employer contribution currently of ; the scheme includes ill health and death in service benefits after two years membership.
-Employee assistance programme – hours, seven day a week lifestyle support for when you or your family need a listening ear from a qualified advisor on a wide range of personal or work issues.
The role requires you to hold a Level Qualification Child Care or equivalent level of experience in a relevant discipline, for example, health and social care, housing, employment etc. Knowledge of child development and previous experience of working with children, young people and families, and be able to work across the Cheshire West and Chester Borough.