Senior Family Worker

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Job Details

The Family Support Service within the Children & Families Service offers a range of services supporting families with children and young people (0-18 years) as part of a whole family approach. The service offers:

• a strength-based approach working with the whole family to respond to a range of wellbeing needs and concerns
• relationship-based work building resilience and wellbeing
• works as part of a team around the child approach
• interventions informed by an assessment of wellbeing, needs and concerns
• community-based services within the family home

Key tasks include:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of processes, systems and practice standards with the aim of developing effective partnerships and building resilience and capacity for children; young people and families.
• Supervising and coaching family workers to ensure policies and procedures are applied, promoting high standards of practice within the team to support collaborative working.
• Coordinating and chairing meetings and formulating plans ensuring services are having a positive impact against agreed outcomes.
• Developing effective partnership and collaborative working with colleagues in Education; Health; Third Sector; Community Development to improve outcomes for children; young people and families.

The post involves some lone working, working flexibly.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

Educated to SCQF level 9 which includes a Degree or equivalent in Education; Social Work; Community Education

The individual should have:

• Significant experience and skills in delivering children’s services.
• Knowledge of practice models; assessment frameworks and standards.
• Experience in Child Protection.
• Experience of working with vulnerable young people and adults.
• Supervisory skills.
• Motivational skills.