Level 2 Keyworker - Disability Support

An exciting opportunity have arisen for highly motivated individuals with skills and experience working in the area of family support.

As a Keyworker you will be responsible for delivering a range of interventions with families on your caseload where there is child or young person in the family with a severe and enduring learning disability and may include physical disability.

You will complete an assessment with each family on your caseload and develop an Early Help Plan that identifies support to be offered that is clear and measurable. You will then work closely with family members for up to 20 weeks providing targeted support to assist them to make the changes identified in the Plan.

The Keyworker will liaise with mainstream and community services to promote the inclusion of disabled children and young people and to ensure that disabled children and their families receive timely, coordinated support.

Key functions of the role:

• Giving advice and support to families to access a range of services available to disabled children and their family essential for effective early intervention.
• Working directly with the family to support on a range of complex areas. Understanding and supporting the unique experiences of parents/carers of disabled children that are on the CoN at Level 2
• Working directly with children/young people. Ensuring the voice of children within the family is heard through adapted methods.
• Support with disability specific administration tasks to aid families including DLA applications, housing applications, blue badge applications, access to benefit and debt advice and relevant charities.
• Coordinate and deliver parenting support for parents of children with disabilities. Deliver evidence based bespoke support that is flexible and creative, incorporating communication, sleep and routine support

The people we are looking for will have:

• RQF level 3 qualification in a relevant subject eg. community development, health and social care, counselling, childcare, youthwork
• RQF level 2 English and Maths or ability to pass assessment at interview.
• Experience of direct working with families with children that have complex needs
• Experience of undertaking an assessment of need of families and children with complex needs

We want to make the process as simple as possible, so are only asking for you to send us a CV and a Supporting Statement. Please be sure to highlight the areas mentioned below.

They key areas that we are looking for and we will be shortlisting based upon are:

• Your experience of working with children and young people with complex disabilities and their families
• Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people
• Experience of assessing the complex needs of children, young people and their families

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

Please download the Job Description & Person Specification for more information.

Interviews will be carried out in person at St Marys House in Eastbourne on Friday 22 August. We will try to accommodate any special requests for the interview slot if you are shortlisted for the role.

We offer a great package of professional training to develop you and to give you the ‘tools to do the job’.

You will be part of a Team of L2 Keyworkers and will receive good supervision from an experienced manager.

At East Sussex County Council, we also offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page – benefits page.

For more information about this role please contact:

Tracy Gilbert via Email: tracy.gilbert@Eastsussex.gov.uk or via 07971 289180.

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