Family Support Worker – Children with Disabilities Contract

Family Support Worker job for Children with Disabilities team – Solihull Council, Elmwood Place, £18.51ph

1x Family Support Worker needed for Children with Disabilities team

Hays is very proud to be running the staffing solutions for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council – we receive their vacancies before anyone else!

Your new role

This role covers supervised contacts, direct work with children with disabilities and their parents: boundaries, life story work, parenting work, domestic abuse programmes. You will also be a case holder for early help, chairing the team around the family meetings and co-ordinating services and support.

What you’ll need to succeed

As a family support worker for Solihull MBC you should be able to pick up work in a statutory social work team and you must have experience of working directly with children (beneficial if these children had additional needs).

To be successful, you will hold a Level 3 Diploma for Children and Young People’s Workforce or equivalent qualification. Ideally, you will hold a degree in Social Policy, Psychology or similar related area.

As a future family support worker, you will have experience working with children and families on a 1:1 basis in a social care, educational or voluntary setting. You will also have an understanding of the vulnerabilities and complex needs of children and young people in need and also barriers to communicate with them. Additionally, you will have knowledge of how to promote safeguarding issues for children and their families.

Ideally, you will have experience of using Liquid Logic.

You will be very committed, motivated, and well-organised, and you will be able to prioritise tasks to achieve goals and meet deadlines.

In order to be considered for this role you will be a driver with access to your own car.

What you’ll get in return

You will be offered a competitive premium hourly rate of £18.51.

By working with Hays, you will have your own consultant who will support you throughout the process. You will also have access to free DBS checks and learning and development opportunities – it is a requirement for this role to obtain an Enhanced Children’s DBS check.

What you need to do now

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

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