Family Worker London, England
Job description
Starting salary: £36,984
Job Level: Level 3, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, Kings Cross, London, N1C 4AG
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: x 3 Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 17th September 2023 at 23:59
Interviews to be held: Wednesday 27th, Thursday 28th & Friday 29th September 2023
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion
About us
Camden is listening to everyone, including you.
We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind.
About the Team
Camden Early Help focuses on family and being there when families are experiencing things that are starting to feel overwhelming. Early Help is for families with children of any age, from 0 to 19 and is a voluntary service. Every family we work with is unique. We work with families experiencing relationship breakdown or conflict, violence in the home, children showing distressed behaviour, support for first time parents, housing, rent or money worries, difficulties at school, worries about a child’s health or development, managing changes in circumstances, grief and bereavement, and mental health problems. Often, it’s a combination of many things. But whatever it is that families want to change, we are here to work with them - to help them to get to where they want to be.
The role
The Family Support and Complex Families Teams within Early Help provide emotional and practical support to families. Our core values are to act with purpose, acceptance, curiosity, determination, compassion and empathy. We aim to build helpful relationships to create the conditions for change, empower parents to make a change in their families and in their community and for families to leave us stronger than when they found us.
We focus on prevention, early intervention and whole-family assessment, using the principles from the common assessment framework (CAF).
We have an ambitious vision for children and families in the borough in which services are developed and delivered through strong relationships between GPs, education providers, Family Workers, Job Centre Plus, primary schools, voluntary sector organizations and parents. Based on local need, services are delivered from a range of locations.
Families in Focus (FiF): FiF support families with children aged 4-16 years of age. We are a longer term support service working with families for up to 18 months. Alongside casework, Family Workers in FiF also run parenting programmes within the community.
The key objective for the post holder is to offer practical advice, support and direct case work to prevent issues escalating and requiring statutory intervention. Family Workers deliver a targeted high quality early help family support service to families from pregnancy to age 19 years to improve health and well-being outcomes, educational attainment and reduce inequalities. Families in need of support will range from those who will benefit from brief interventions to families and children with complex and entrenched behaviour. This may include parents with mental illness, substance misuse, those experiencing domestic abuse or high levels of conflict and have limited or no wider family or community networks. Children and young people may be experiencing neglect, involved in criminal or antisocial behaviour, gang activity and substance misuse or on the edge of care.
As a Family Worker, you’ll provide support to children and families helping to improve their futures and reduce inequality.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.
About you
To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.
To be considered for one of these this exciting opportunities it is essential the successful candidates have evidence of continued education such as an A Level, NVQ or BTEC Level 3 or possess significant experience of family support work within a relevant service area.
You’ll be a committed and passionate professional who can complete high quality assessments and plans in partnership with children and families and deliver services tailored to the needs of children and their families. It is essential to have a good understanding of child development, with experience of using child protection and safeguarding procedures as required. You must be able to work to deadlines and deliver a responsive and flexible service to families.
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your spirit. Help us redefine how we provide support to families, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.
Working for Camden
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.
Additional information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/10200599/file/document?inline
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.
We will only consider applications from candidates who complete a ‘Why Me – Supporting Statement’ and address the criteria outlined in the ‘About Me’ section of the Job Profile.
Inclusion and Diversity
We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [email protected] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG
