Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker Bridgwater, England

Purple Elephant in the Room
Full Time Bridgwater, England 16 - 22 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description

About Us

Purple Elephant in the Room started in 2013 providing independent stand-alone assessments for local authorities, the Courts, solicitors and private clients across the UK and internationally. We have gained a good reputation for evidenced based assessments and we have been providing assessments to some of our clients for over 10 years.

We are now a multi-disciplinary team which has it's own therapeutic centre. We provide a variety of social work services and interventions. We started providing support and intervention services because too often the right services were unavailable, and families were falling through the gaps of standard intervention services.

Our aim where possible is to keep families together. We do this by providing an alternative to the industry norms, with intervention and assessment that is tailored to each family’s needs. This ensures all parents have the best possible chance of success. We do things differently because every family is different.

If you would like to help families where possible stay together, this could the job for you.

Family Support Worker: We need both Permanent (contracted hours) andBank Staff

Pay: £16 an hour day rate. Nights and Bank holidays £22 an hour. All travel costs are paid at £16 an hour plus 0.45p a mile.

Job Description Location: Various locations in Swindon, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Devon

Description of the role:

We are looking for some Bank Family Support Workers to work with vulnerable families in Swindon, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Devon.

Often the families we work with are in crises. Our aim where possible is to keep families together. The primary role of the Family Support Worker is to safeguard, care for and support children and parents when the parents might be experiencing difficulties for a variety of reasons. The role and responsibilities will vary depending on the needs of each family. They can involve encouraging, teaching, modelling and supporting the parents in a number of specific parenting tasks such as managing challenging behaviour, how to budget and supporting parents to do household tasks.

We provide a 24/7 family support service. The hours for this role will vary depending on each family’s needs.

We are looking for Bank Family Support Workers to support our existing team of permanent and bank workers.

We are looking for Bank Family Support Workers to support our existing team of permanent and bank workers. We require staff who can work early shifts, day shifts, late shifts, night shifts and weekends. You will be required to work a combination of shifts including weekends.

We are looking for Family Support Workers who have

  • The ability to communicate sensitively and affectionately with children and adults
  • The ability to build good working relationships with families who may be hostile or intimidating
  • Practical knowledge and understanding of child development and the needs of children
  • The ability to assist parents to manage their home
  • The ability to be entirely non-judgemental and committed to supporting people in difficult circumstances
  • The ability to de-escalate aggressive or hostile behaviour
  • The ability to record accurate and objective information
  • The ability to work collaboratively with Social Workers and other professionals
  • Empathy and patience
  • Good listening skills
  • The ability to stay calm under pressure
  • Good organisational skills
  • The ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Good IT skills
  • The ability to work in a busy environment
  • Flexible

What you need:

It is a requirement that all new staff are willing to work towards a minimum Level 3 Children and Young People’s Workforce Diploma (including mandatory social care units) if they do not already hold this qualification or an equivalent qualification.

There is a wide range of qualifications that are classed as equivalent and we will be happy to discuss your qualifications with you. For experienced applicants who do not hold a relevant qualification, we will provide funding to complete this course.

What you get in return:

  • A supportive induction
  • A competitive salary
  • A supportive team
  • Holiday pay and pension contributions
  • Flexible working options
  • Opportunities for career progression

We are holding interviews in Taunton on Monday 12th June, Tuesday 13th June and Thursday 15th June.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Zero hours contract

Salary: £16.00-£22.00 per hour

Experience:

  • working with children and families: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

  • Driving Licence and access to a car (required)

Shift availability:

  • Night shift (preferred)
  • Overnight shift (preferred)
  • Day shift (preferred)

Willingness to travel:

  • 75% (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Family Support Worker
Purple Elephant in the Room

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