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Family Support Worker
Oldham
Umbrella Pay- £16.28 per hour
16/09/2024 – 3 months initially
Monday to Friday, 8.40am – 5pm, 36.4 hrs/week – Hybrid
  
Our client are seeking a Family Support Worker to join a Children with Disabilities/ Short Breaks team based in Oldham.

Direct work with children and families
Complete short break assessments and reviews for children with disabilities
Contribute to and implement individual plans for children and young people, in partnership with parents, carers, social workers and other agencies
Assist in the review and evaluation of cases, through observations, assessment and monitoring, ensuring actions are followed up
Provide written and verbal contributions to child protection/Child in Need reviews, Looked After Children (LAC) statutory reviews, multi-agency meetings and to hold Children in Need cases as appropriate
Ensure all support plans are meeting the children’s individual needs
Assessment visits to provide emotional and practical support and advise on issues they are having
Welfare visits and family support tasks at family homes and other designated venues
Understanding of resourcing available to meet the needs i.e.. support groups, children’s centres and support with access to these resources
Safeguard the welfare of children who are subject to child protection/ child in need plans and/or in the care of the local authority
Keep and maintain accurate files and records
Supervise, and use observation and assessment skills to provide detailed and accurate recordings
Attend meetings reviews and conferences where necessary
Provide written and verbal contributions to meetings based on the children and families
Collaborate in the preparation of assessments by providing written practical parent observations to the social worker, which may be presented to court as evidence.  To attend court in connection with these assessments if required Requirements

UK Driving Licence, access to a vehicle, business insurance
Recent experience working with children with disabilities
Recent experience working with children in need, young people & their families
Experience of keeping accurate records and writing short reports
An understanding of current child care legislation and child protection issues
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Enhanced Child and Adult DBS registered onto the update service Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)