Family Support Worker

Job Description

Job Title : Family Support Worker
Job Category : Social Care – Unqualified
Location : Magdalen House, Bootle, L20 3NJ, Sefton MBC
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:30
Salary: £14.09

Main Duties:

1. To work sensitively with children with moderate to severe learning disabilities, and complex health needs, to develop their social and communication skills, and promote friendships, independence, and self-esteem.

2. To conduct assessments and support the planning of appropriate interventions and outcomes.

3. To consult meaningfully with children, young people, and their parents/carers to ensure that services are appropriate, tailored to individual need, reliable, and sensitive.

4. Ensure that the needs of children and young people are met through the delivery of planned interventions.

5. To act as Lead Professional where appropriate

6. To access wherever possible the fullest range of mainstream community resources and facilities in keeping with our aspirations for social inclusion and to provide activities that enable children to enjoy and achieve.

Qualifications;
Level 3 child care qualification or equivalent

Experience;
Experience of delivering and evaluating leisure opportunities for disabled children and young people.
Experience of working with parents and carers of disabled children and young people.
Experience of multi-agency working with statutory or voluntary agencies in order to provide a wide range of different leisure opportunities.
Experience of supervising staff.

Skills & Abilities :
Ability to work under own initiative.
Ability to work constructively with professionals and families.
Ability to prepare reports and plans to a high standard.
Excellent communication, written and ICT skills.