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Family Support Keyworker – Children with Disabilities

Salary: Grade 8 £40,182-£42,060
Permanent – 36 hours per week
Hybrid (3 office days / 2 wfh)

Job Purpose

The postholder will deliver an intensive, targeted and high-quality whole family service for Croydon families who are identified as having disabled children and disabled young people who are at risk of poor outcomes or within statutory service

Through the process of completing a comprehensive assessment of need, the worker will help families to make their own decisions about changes they need to make. Work with families will be through SMART planning and support, enabled by the use of the Strengthening Families approach. By working in a family centred and holistic way staff will ensure improved outcomes and life chances for children and young people with disabilities and their families.

The team will support babies, children, young people with disabilities and their families that live or access services within the Borough or Croydon children that are placed outside the Borough. It will be necessary, on occasion to work with families in other parts of the borough to ensure timely access to services.

To contribute to the delivery of a service for families who are identified as having children and young people with disabilities who are at risk of poor outcomes or require high need intervention.

Work in an integrated and partnership focussed way with families and other agencies through the delivery of a defined practice model in order that families increase their capacity to function in the community without the need for intensive support.

Support to families with multiple and complex needs where intensive support is required

Engage and sustain families in the programme to ensure improvements in their resilience and autonomy, improving outcomes and preventing escalation of their issues

To take the Lead Professional role and maintain a caseload of families, ensuring timely and effective intervention to maintain progress.

To work as part of a team consisting of practitioners with multi-agency experience in order to support identified children, young people and families to access learning and services within their local community.

About You

Significant experience or qualification in a relevant field which may include Social work, Teaching, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Youth Work, Counselling, Probation, Health professions, Education, Early Years.

Knowledge and understanding of recent research and evidence based practice in relation to working with families

Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to direct and intensive work with families with babies, children and Young People with multiple and complex needs (desirable physical or learning disabilities).

Knowledge of research and evidence base of factors that affect babies, children, young people and their families who are experiencing difficulties

Be able to work independently and directly with families in a range of environments, including their homes, including outside ‘core’ working hours.

Deliver support strategies that will enable the family to take responsibility for their progress and build their resilience and autonomy.

An ability to undertake practical tasks with families, such as cooking, setting family routines, setting boundaries and modelling positive parenting strategies

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About us

Croydon Council’s priorities

The Council balances its books, listens to residents, and delivers good sustainable services

• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working

Equal Opportunities Statement

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.