Family Support Workers

Warwickshire has a truly exceptional Fostering and Kinship service and we are proud of the difference we make every day. Working countywide, and based at Myton Park, Warwick, this role sits within our Kinship Team, with oversight and supervision from our Duty Coordinator. As a Family Support Worker, you will work across the whole fostering service with a specialism in supporting our Foster Carers Schemes. The fostering service recruits, assesses, supervises and supports foster carers - offering outstanding training, guidance and wrap-around support throughout their journey. We work closely with Fostering Network and have embedded psychologists within our service who provide consultation and support to our Social Workers, Family Support Workers and, vitally, our foster carers. Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education., We are recruiting for the role of Family Support Worker, in our fostering service working across Warwickshire County. This role is a full-time permanent role working within an experienced, dedicated, passionate supportive team of Family Support Workers. You will be responsible for:

• Providing targeted, relationship-based support to prospective and approved foster carers through direct work by using creative and flexible approaches
• You will work therapeutically and apply trauma-informed approaches to support foster carers care for children
• You will be involved in event planning/delivery and support the wider service in delivering foster carer training
• You will plan and facilitate spaces for foster cares to meet and share learning and connection
• You will have statutory responsibilities including private fostering visits and attending multi-agency meetings, as part of a team around the child, We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application
  
  This is a countywide role you will need experience in having worked in a health and or social care setting. You need to be flexible, hold a full driving license, and access to your own vehicle. Occasional evening or out-of-hours working may be required to meet service demands.
If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire's Children and Families service.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make: Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply, Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.