Family Support Worker - Children in Care West

# Family Support Worker - Children in Care West## About the role

As Children’s Services are improving, exciting new opportunities have opened in the Children in Care Service based in Northampton, but providing support to families and children, who reside county wide.

We are looking to recruit a Family Support Worker to be part of the team building meaningful relationships with children and their families helping them grow, prosper and achieve. The role is based in Northampton but you will be required to move effectively across the county and beyond if required.

We welcome the opportunity to speak to any interested candidates so please feel free to email:
and they can agree a mutually agreeable time to call youThe primary focus of work will be with children and families who are looked after by the Local Authority.

You will need to be self-motivated and have the ability and skills to provide key pieces of direct work to children and families and to work with multi agency colleagues. Working predominantly with children and families who are subject to care proceedings, the work will centre around promoting family time, supporting in the completion of assessment and enabling rehabilitation.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.### About youWe are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, highly motivated, has the ability to work both independently and in a team and has experience of working directly with families and children.

You will have some experience in working with children and families, have the ability to support with assessment based work and good recording skills.

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent you have basic IT skills, including proficiency in Word and Excel.

You are knowledgeable about current legislation related to the jobThis role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Barred List check

When applying please ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education When applying please
** ensure your supporting statement covers how you fulfil the essential criteria set out in the person specification
** as this will be used for shortlisting. You will need to provide a full employment history including any gaps since leaving full time education### Our benefits

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:
* ** 28 days annual leave,
** plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
* ** Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover** (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
* ** Opportunity to purchase
** up to 25 days annual leave
* ** Employee Assistance Programme** - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
* ** Employee discounts
** with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
* ** Flexible and family working arrangements
** including enhanced maternity benefits
* ** A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team
** where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
* Extensive Learning & Development and
** career development
** opportunities
* ** Subsidised
* * town centre car parking scheme

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