Disability Family Intervention Worker

About the job

Salary: £30,024 - £32,597 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 24
Contract type: Permanent

As a Disability Family Intervention Worker at Luton Borough Council, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families to achieve positive, sustainable outcomes. Working as part of a dedicated team within the Short Breaks Hub, you will deliver high-quality, child-centred interventions across a range of settings, including the London Road Resource Centre, family homes, and within the local community.This is a dynamic and rewarding role that combines direct practice with multi-agency collaboration. You will undertake regular direct work with children, young people and their families, managing risk appropriately while ensuring the voice of the child is consistently heard, valued and acted upon. You will co-produce and co-deliver tailored support packages alongside partner agencies, building strong, solution-focused working relationships based on clear agreements with families.You will design and implement targeted interventions to strengthen parenting skills, build self-confidence, and support families to manage challenging behaviours and complex health care needs. This includes working sensitively with issues such as parental mental health, child development, and parenting capacity. Through skilled assessment and purposeful intervention, you will empower parents to recognise and build on their strengths, strengthening relationships and promoting improved outcomes for children.A key aspect of the role involves contributing to and leading individual and group programmes, such as parenting and early years support, play sessions, and communication and behaviour workshops. You will monitor and evaluate progress, measuring how resilience is developing within the family and how parental capacity is improving over time. You will also undertake carers’ assessments and mental capacity assessments within agreed timescales.Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children and young people is central to this role. You will work in line with the Council’s Safeguarding Policy, managing risk effectively and responding confidently to challenging behaviours. In addition, you will support managers in achieving operational objectives within the Short Breaks Hub and take the lead on shift when required.Beyond direct delivery, you will actively seek out and develop new community-based resources, strengthen partnerships with local and regional stakeholders, and champion co-production in service design and delivery. This role offers the opportunity to develop specialist expertise in an agreed area of family support while making a meaningful difference to the lives of children with disabilities and their families in Luton.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

You will bring proven experience of working directly with children, young people and families within a social care, education or health setting, including work undertaken in family homes. You are confident in engaging families in a respectful, strengths-based way and building effective partnerships that enable planned interventions to be agreed and successfully delivered.You will have demonstrable experience of maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records, with the ability to use IT systems to record work daily and produce clear, concise reports. Strong literacy and numeracy skills are essential, alongside the ability to analyse and assess needs collaboratively with families, translating your assessments into focused plans, measurable targets and professional reports that prioritise the safety and wellbeing of children.You are organised and self-motivated, able to manage and prioritise a diverse workload effectively while working both independently and as part of a team. You can make sound, needs-led decisions that promote safe outcomes for children and young people, and you are confident participating in decision-making processes where child protection and family support are paramount.Your experience will include implementing and reviewing care programmes, as well as planning and undertaking carers’ assessments and mental capacity assessments within required timescales. You will understand the importance of safeguarding practice and demonstrate a strong working knowledge of the key principles of the Children Act 1989 and related statutory guidance.You will also have a solid understanding of child and human development, and of the impact that deprivation, discrimination and abuse can have on children’s wellbeing and life chances. You recognise the importance of inclusive practice and are committed to delivering services that are equitable, respectful and culturally responsive.A relevant qualification such as NVQ Level 3 in Childcare (or equivalent) is required, alongside training relevant to working with children and families. You must be able to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends when necessary, and travel effectively within the Borough and beyond. Above all, you will be able to communicate clearly and confidently in spoken English, providing accurate information, guidance and support to children, families, colleagues and members of the public.

About us

Our ambitiousLuton 2040 Vision– that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

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Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: L5 Disability Family Intervention Worker.docx
• download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf