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Family Support Worker at Lancashire County Council
Preston, United Kingdom


Job Descrption

| Salary £25,979-£29,777 Per annum | Fixed Term, Full Time, Until 30-Nov-2024, 37 hours per week | Children & Family Wellbeing Service - Preston

 

Pay Award Pending.

 

International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship.

 

An exciting opportunity has arisen in Preston for a full time 37 hours/week fixed term  Family Support Worker post until 30th Nov 2024 covering maternity leave.

Family Support Workers are operational frontline delivery staff linked to either 'Family Intensive Support' (FIS) or Neighbourhood Communities arrangements (N/C), distributed across the 5 ICP footprints incorporating the District area groups; Lancaster, Wyre/Fylde, Preston, Chorley/South Ribble, West Lancashire, Hyndburn/ Ribble Valley, Rossendale, Burnley and Pendle.

They will carry a caseload of children and young people in families with unmet needs up to the thresholds for statutory services, with more focus on intensive support (Level 3). As case holders, they will undertake appropriate assessment of the needs of their allocated client group in line with agreed assessment processes and progress appropriate planned responses.

Family Support Workers will undertake the 'Lead Professional' role where appropriate in cases which require multi-agency support for families/individuals. They will develop and deliver smart action plans designed to address identified needs and use agreed tools to measure the progress made by families/individuals towards substantial and sustained change e.g. outcome stars. They will record their work fully and appropriately within agreed systems

Flexible working is required and some involvement in evening and weekend delivery may be required to meet the needs of families.

Family Support Workers will be line managed by the appropriate Senior Family Support Worker.

 

 

For more information please contact: 

Tim Grose, Integrated Service Manager -  Tim.Grose@lancashire.gov.uk 

 

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

 

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

 

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

 

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

 

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