Family Support Worker - Novax Recruitment : Job Details

Job Title: Family Support WorkerLocation: ThurrockJob Type: Full time/ContractPay Rate: £21

The role:

• To work as a member of the Prevention and Support Service to provide support to children, young people and their families.
• To work as a Lead Professional as part of a 'team around the family'.
• To support the development, delivery and co-ordination of an agreed plan

KEY SERVICE RELATED ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To provide practical assistance, support and guidance to parents to enable them to care and protect their children successfully.
• To support families to establish good local community networks and support mechanisms to promote their self-help skills and resilience
• To encourage parents to keep medical and other appointments linked to their families' development, which may include transporting them to appointments and meetings.
• To liaise as appropriate with other professionals and key people, e.g. Foster Carer, Health Visitors, Schools, Housing and Education Departments

The Candidate:

• To be able to quickly establish effective working relationships with service users, partner agencies and other professionals.
• To be able to work directly with children and young people using a variety of methods and interventions.
• Ability to plan and organise workload
• To work with own initiative and as a team member
• Ability to communicate and liaise with colleagues from other agencies in the statutory, community/voluntary sector.

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