Family Support Worker

• Complete Family Help Assessments with children and families, ensuring the child's lived experience remains central.
  
  


• Develop, coordinate and review Family Help Plans that build on family strengths and address identified needs.
  
  


• Deliver direct work with children, young people and parents using evidence-informed approaches.
  
  


• Support families to access community resources, universal services and specialist support where required.
  
  


• Build positive and trusting relationships with children and families, including those who may be reluctant to engage.
  
  


• Work collaboratively with partner agencies, sharing information appropriately and contributing to multi-agency planning.
  
  


• Co-work more complex cases alongside Social Workers and escalate concerns where safeguarding risks increase.
  
  

Experience

• Strong direct work skills and experience engaging effectively with children, young people and families.
  
  


• Experience building relationships with families who are sceptical, resistant or reluctant to engage with services.
  
  


• Understanding of child development, family functioning and the impact of trauma and adversity on children and families.
  
  


• Experience applying threshold guidance confidently to determine the most appropriate level of support or intervention.
  
  

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS (Children's) required
  
  
  

Additional Information

• 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
  
  


• Enhanced DBS (Children's) required.
  
  


• You have to be a car user.
  
  


• This is an Office-based during duty week (1 week in every 8 weeks); minimum 2 office days per week outside duty weeks.
  
  


• Flexible hybrid working available in line with service requirements.​
  
  


• The office is located in Solihull 
  
  


• We work on a biweekly payment schedule