Family Worker - Family Help

This is a great opportunity to join our Family Help team in Chesil as a Grade 8 Family Worker. You will be working in the Weymouth/Portland area, supporting children, young people and their families. This is a case holding role offering a varied job role in a friendly and supportive team where you will be able to make a real difference to children and their families.

You will be working with a team who have a wealth of knowledge and will encourage your journey in Family Help. You will be given opportunities to extend your knowledge through training and mentoring within the team.

You will:

• Deliver direct work with children, young people, parents and families in the family home and other community locations

• Assess parenting skills and help build physical and emotional caring abilities through a range of practical activities

• Complete whole family assessments to ascertain the needs of the family and write a family plan based on these needs

• Chair and manage meetings to support outcomes for families

• Use relevant case management systems, databases and business intelligence tools as directed by team manager

• Co work cases with other professionals including social workers

• Keep up to date with knowledge of local service provision

• Support families during crisis situations

• Support schools in the local area by being their link worker

About You

You will need to have experience of working with children and or families and a genuine commitment to supporting their needs. You will need good communication skills and strong IT skills. We are looking for a members of staff who are organised, empathetic and enjoys working well in a team but can also work independently. You will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and used to working in a fast-paced environment.