We are currently recruiting a permanent childrens support worker to work in our statutory area South fieldwork team to work alongside Social Workers to provide advice and practical support to children and young people who are deemed 'in need' under the Children Act 1989 or identified as in need of support.
You will facilitate support groups, be part of the duty rota and will be involved in assessing and working directly with families needing support, offering parenting advice and guidance, signposting families to other services, where appropriate.

You will promote the educational, training, employment opportunities and social skills of young people and enable them to build these skills. You will have significant experience of working in a social care setting or similar environment with vulnerable children and families and will have experience of completing chronologies, life story books and contact plans.
You will have experience of establishing links within local communities to ensure that effective responses to children and young peoples needs are maximised.
You will have significant experience of working with children, young people and families at times of change in their lives and respond appropriately so you will need a high level of communication skills both verbally and written as well as an ability to identify risks.
You will be skilled at resolving conflicts that can occur in multi-agency working and have experience of seeking best outcomes for children and young people and their families.
The use of a car would be preferable but not essential as our work can include travel throughout the country so we need the post-holder to be able to work flexibly to offer support to families when they are often under a considerable amount of stress.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
Full-time employees work 37 hours for 52 weeks of the year and we offer a generous holiday entitlement. We are open to discussions about a wide range of flexible working opportunities which benefit you and the Council, including reduced hour contracts, working part time or as a job share.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
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