Family Support Worker

Job Introduction

3 x Family Support Workers

Full Time - permanent

Grace 6 - £28,598 – £31,022

We are seeking three proactive and compassionate Family Support Worker practitioners with experience of working with children, young people and families. The ideal candidate will be skilled in assessment, planning and delivering effective Early Help interventions, with strong safeguarding knowledge and a commitment to improving outcomes in line with the Families First approach.

You will be confident in engaging families, working in partnership with multi-agency professionals, and managing a varied caseload. Excellent communication, organisation and record-keeping skills are essential, along with the ability to build positive relationships, lead meetings and support families to achieve sustainable change.

The successful candidates will be based within Dudley’s Best Start Family Hubs, working as part of an integrated early help offer to support families at the right time, in the right place. There will be a requirement to travel across the borough as needed.

If you would like further information or a look around one of our family Hubs please contact

Sarah.moore@Dudley.gov.uk

Danielle.Summersby-ingram@Dudley.gov.uk

• Brierley Hill Family Hub: 01384 813322
• Coseley / Dudley North Family Hub: 01384 813096
• Dudley Central Family Hub: 01384 812440
• Lye / Halesowen Family Hub: 01384 813954
• Stourbridge Family Hub: 01384 818780

All hubs are open Monday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Interviews will take place wc 27th July. There will be a panel interview and Young persons interview.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; therefore, the post is
subject to medical clearance and an enhanced DBS check

Workplace Attendance: Working in the office 3+ days a week (pro-rata) or Onsite full time

So that we can demonstrate Dudley’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and to improve bias in the recruitment process that could create barriers for candidates. Your personal data will be anonymised when you apply, to ensure that you comply with our anonymisation process, please ensure you have removed your name and date of birth from any attachments prior to uploading them to your application.

Online application forms will only be accepted for this vacancy, online facilities for jobs are available at public libraries within the Dudley Borough.

All applicants must be able to provide documentation to prove their right to work in the UK.

Please note: Dudley MBC does not currently offer sponsorship for candidates without the Right to Work in the UK.

If you require support completing an online or paper application form and or interview techniques, please contact Dudley Adult and Community Learning on 01384 818 143 or acl@dudley.gov.uk who can support with Digital Skills and Job Applications.

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N.B. We reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the advertised date should we receive a large number of applications

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