Senior Family Support Worker in Kingswood

As a Senior Support Worker, you will work closely with children aged 0-5 and their families, helping them to recognise their own progress and achievements. By supporting families to build on their strengths, you will help them develop the confidence and skills needed to manage independently, reducing the need for long-term professional intervention.

By completing whole family assessments, you will offer advice and guidance and establish plans where appropriate, ensuring our services are supportive, effective and meet the needs of families with children aged 0-5. It will be your responsibility to review and monitor Early Help Plans, responding to the changing needs and renegotiating in accordance with safeguarding procedures. You will provide guidance and mentoring to other support workers, including those who are new to the team or require additional help in a specific area of practice. You may be required to contribute to or lead on an area of specialism within the team or across the wider preventative services. Working with contacts from different sectors, you will ensure that communication is effective so knowledge and best practice is shared.

We require you to hold or be working towards a professional qualification such as a degree, NVQ 4 or an equivalent in a relevant area such as health or social care. You will have a willingness and ability to communicate and engage with a wide range of people, showing patience and understanding when required. Given the nature of the role, you must be empathetic and have a good sense of judgement in knowing when and how to support, empower, listen, challenge or step back. Working with complex families, you must be resilient and able to keep going despite setbacks and frustrations.

This role sits within an area currently undergoing a period of change due to government-led social care reform. As the sector evolves, some elements of the role may naturally develop, offering opportunities to grow, adapt and contribute to meaningful change. We will keep you fully informed through updates and support you to feel valued and confident throughout the process.

You will be working Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. As this is a part-time role, your salary will be pro-rata according to hours worked. You will be required to travel widely within the authority, so you must either have a current driving licence and a car or access to appropriate means of travel. Business insurance will need to be added to your insurance policy. Due to the nature of this role, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement of employment.

As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro-rata), employee wellbeing support and access to a range of staff discounts including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and advanced on the basis of merit and abilities. We provide genuine flexibility to support a healthy work/life balance. We invest in your career and are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development programme. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, providing staff with the skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

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