We are recruiting an experienced Family Support Worker to join a Local Authority Fostering Team in Darlington
This role will support children currently living with foster carers.
You will provide consistent, relationship-based one-to-one support, acting as the child's reliable "go-to" person when foster carers are unavailable. This includes wrap-around support, early pick-ups, helping the child attend school, supporting family time, and providing structured one-to-one sessions when they are out of education.
This is a small caseload role (less than 5 children), allowing you to provide intensive, high-quality support.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide one-to-one emotional and practical support to children living with foster carers.
* Build safe, trusting relationships with children and help them understand and regulate their emotions and behaviours.
* Deliver wrap-around support, including early pick-ups and supervision outside standard hours where needed.
* Support school attendance, transitions, and engagement in education.
* Support family time arrangements as directed by the team.
* Work closely with foster carers and the fostering team to ensure the child's needs are understood and met.
* Provide consistency, stability, and structure for the child during periods when carers are unavailable.
* Record work completed in line with the Local Authority's procedures.
Key Requirements
* Experience supporting children and young people in social care, early help, fostering, or residential settings.
* Ability to build strong, supportive relationships with children who are emotionally struggling.
* Confident managing challenging behaviours with a calm, trauma-informed approach.
* Reliable and consistent - able to be a trusted point of contact for the child.
* Flexible and able to support wrap-around hours as required.
Contract Length: 3-6 months with a view to extend to an ongoing contract.
Pay Rate: £13-£16.25 Negotiable DOE
Working pattern - 37 hours per week.
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