Dorset Council
Family Worker - Family Help
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We are seeking Grade 8 / Level 1 Family Workers in the Purbeck Locality teams, based in Wareham. We offer support to local children and families and need enthusiastic family workers to join us. We support children with a range of needs from Early Help through to Child Protection, you could be supporting at any stage of their journey either as lead practitioner or supporting the work of Social Workers at Child Protection. This will involve direct working with children and families; creating, supporting and contributing to multi-agency plans and interventions to improve outcomes and life chances for children and young people in Dorset.
Key skills for the role are experience working with children (and preferably families), resilience, passion to make a difference and strong ICT and record-keeping skills. This role will be responsible for the delivery of support to children, young people, and families in localities, taking a whole family approach.
At Grade 8 the post holder will:
- Undertake 1:1, group, and outreach work
- Deliver direct work with children, young people, parents, and families in the family home and other community locations
- Convene and attend team around the family meetings and reviews
- Use relevant case management systems, databases, and business intelligence tools as directed by the Team Manager
- Provide information, advice, and guidance to children, young people, and families
- Co-work cases with other professionals including social workers
- Assess parenting skills and help people to build physical and emotional caring abilities through a range of practical activities
- Deliver parenting and behaviour management support to children and families
- Support families during statutory child protection processes
- Keep up to date with knowledge of local service provision
- Coach, mentor, and motivate families to make and sustain changes
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Further Information
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.
This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.
For queries about the role please contact [email protected]
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- Provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
- Work in partnership to make a real difference
- Value every role and the impact it has on our communities
- Support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive
You Will
- Be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
- Have access to a range of benefits and support
- Receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.
This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process. We use generic job descriptions and person specifications, so the job title in any attachments may differ from the advert. If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement.
If you’re passionate about making a difference, we’d love you to join us.
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