Child and Family Support Worker

About the Job

Job title: Child and Family Support Worker
Service: Cumbria’s 0-19 Child and Family Support Service - Allerdale
Location: Workington
Hours: 37 hours per week (full-time) - hours are negotiable with the successful candidate.
Salary: Grade 2 Point 16-19: £24,971 - £27,504 FTE per annum
Contract type: Fixed Term (Until March 31st 2025)

Are you solution focused and passionate about making a difference? If so, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has an exciting opportunity and would love to hear from you.

Summary of the Job

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are working in Cumbria to deliver the 0-19 Child & Family Support Service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate individual who will share and embrace Cumbria’s vision of ‘A great place to grow up, and for children and young people to have the opportunity to become everything they want to be’, by;

• Providing appropriate practical and emotional support to children, young people and their families, through a mixed programme of home visiting, support groups and structured learning sessions delivered within local centres, family homes and the wider community.
• Embed a strengths-based approach, engaging and enabling children, young people and families to achieve their goals at the earliest opportunity

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• The successful post holder will have a Level 3 Qualification in childcare/child development, health & social care, counselling or other related professional qualifications and at least two years’ experience of working with children, young people and their families- including delivery of group work.
• You will have good assessment skills, with the ability to produce effective outcome-focused plans and the ability to evidence impact and outcomes from 1:1 and group work.
• You will have experience of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team and information-sharing protocols with a commitment to reflective practice and effective supervision.
• You will have demonstrable knowledge and understanding of set Child Protection procedures and working together to Safeguard Children, with the ability to work in accordance with organisational Child Protection and Adult Safeguarding procedures.
• The post will involve working across Allerdale locality and occasional travel across Cumbria; therefore, a UK Driving License or the means to travel around the locality daily is essential.

What Will We Offer You?

We offer flexible working hours, a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. We have six staff diversity networks that offer peer support and contribute to the strategic development of EDI; Accessibility Network, Anti-Racism and People of Colour Network, Gender Equality Network, Inter-Faith Network, LGBTQIA+ Equality Network and Parents and Carers Equality Network. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community / particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse any reasonable travel costs associated with attending an interview.

Next Steps

To apply: fill out the Application Form and email it to: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Closing Date: Friday 1st November 2024 at 9am

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.

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