We are working closely with a local authority in Plymouth to assist with the appointment of a Family Support Worker, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £15.06- £19.68 per hour

Summary:

The Family Support Worker plays a vital role in supporting children, young people, and families by delivering high-quality supervised family contact and practical family support interventions. Working alongside Social Workers and multi-agency professionals, the postholder ensures that family contact arrangements are safe, child-focused, and aligned with care plans, court directions, safeguarding requirements, and the child's best interests.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organise and coordinate supervised family contact sessions in accordance with children's care plans, court orders, safeguarding requirements and risk assessments.
• Observe interactions objectively, ensuring the child's welfare remains the primary consideration throughout each session.
• Prepare children emotionally before contact sessions by explaining arrangements in an age-appropriate manner.
• Ensure children's wishes, feelings and lived experiences are listened to, respected and reflected in planning and review processes.
• Record observations relating to the quality of interactions, child presentation, parental engagement and safeguarding concerns.
• Contribute to safeguarding assessments, child protection planning and risk management processes.

Qualifications:

• Level 3 qualification in Children and Young People's Workforce, Health and Social Care, Early Years,
• Equivalent knowledge and experience gained through working with children and families.

Essentials:

• Experience working with children, young people and families within Children's Services, education, health, family support or community settings.
• Experience supporting vulnerable children and families with a child-centred approach.
• Experience supervising or facilitating family contact, parenting support or family intervention activities.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation, child protection procedures and statutory guidance relating to children and families.
• Understanding of child development, attachment theory and trauma-informed practice.
• Knowledge of supervised family contact processes and safeguarding risk management.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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