Family Worker

Family Worker Cambridgeshire County Council Targeted Support Service provides support to children, young people and their families. Each district team consists of Family Workers, Child and Family Centre Workers, Young People's Worker's, Youth Progression Advisers, Client Researchers and Managers. The team provides early intervention support to reduce the risk of harm and reduce escalation of problems to support keeping families together and achieve positive outcomes. The role of a Family Worker is an exciting, dynamic and ever-evolving role, which offers Cambridgeshire families with a high-quality, bespoke package of support., You will use a whole family approach for supporting families, working with them on an individual basis in their homes and within the community. You will complete Early Help Assessments (EHA's) and be Lead Professional for the family. As Lead Professional you will work in partnership with a multi-agency team around the family to provide tailored targeted intervention that enables families achieve positive outcomes. You will organise, plan and deliver evidence-based group work programmes to support parents/carers with topics such as parenting, childhood development, domestic abuse and healthy relationships., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

• You will be motivated and dedicated to supporting families to achieve positive outcomes.
• You will be organised, able to work autonomously and as a team.
• You will be willing, approachable, personable and able to build a positive rapport with children, young people and their families.
• You will be willing to continue your professional development through informal and formal training.
Skills and experience:
• A good knowledge and understanding of child development, signs of abuse and neglect, and of child protection legislations, policies and procedures.
• A good knowledge and understanding of the importance of school attendance and access to education.
• A good knowledge and understanding of how to conduct assessments and create plans for support that promote positive outcomes.
• A good knowledge and understanding of providing direct support to vulnerable families and of evidence-based programmes.
• Strong communication skills using a variety of formats and will work efficiently within a multi- agency environment.
• The ability to produce, keep and maintain good case recording, reports and assessments.
• Willingness to travel locally and across the county, Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing young people and parents.
• Experience of multi-agency and partnership working to ensure the best outcomes for families.
• The ability to write objective assessments and to complete accurate triage as part of work with families.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. You will be required to hold a full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle or have the ability to otherwise travel efficiently between locations. Interviews may include a young people's panel in addition to a Targeted Support management panel.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes