Internal Vacancy - Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.

*This job may be suitable as a secondment opportunity for internal candidates wishing to gain experience in a higher or different role. Managers and applicants must note that all secondments are subject to agreement between the relevant departments and therefore the recruiting manager must speak with HR before offering a job on a secondment basis. *

Family Worker

An exciting and fulfilling opportunity has arisen within South and West Family Hub team for a part time Family Worker position.

About the Role:

The role of the Family Worker is to support families with young children primarily in their home environment, delivering appropriate, timely, outcome-focused interventions which improve the child's outcomes and prevents any escalation of need. The Family Worker team are committed to the systemic practice framework, which promotes a strengths-based approach based on developing positive relationships with families and other professionals to deliver robust, measurable support plans working alongside the family.

The role is varied and fast paced, so you will need to have the skills to manage these challenges appropriately; you will receive regular case supervision & welfare-based conversations to ensure that your emotional wellbeing & resilience is prioritised.

About the Candidate:

The Family Worker will specifically support families antenatally and those with young children up to the age of 5 years; it is therefore vital that you have a sound knowledge of child development in the early years and an understanding of how trauma and other vulnerabilities such as poverty, domestic abuse and inconsistent parenting can impact on young children's developmental outcomes.

You will be based in Bromborough Family Hub and support families across the South and West Locality. Early Childhood Services work as part of the Family Help Multi-Disciplinary Team alongside colleagues from Domestic Abuse, Youth and Play and Targeted Family Support teams.

If you have any questions, please contact Senior Practitioner Katherine Jones katherinejones1@wirral.gov.uk or Locality Manager Jenny Black jenniferblack@wirral.gov.uk

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This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, including a check of the relevant Barred List(s). The Safer Recruitment & Employment Policy and the Disclosures for Recruitment Procedure can be found at : https://www.wirral.gov.uk/jobs-and-training/job-vacancies/safer-recruitment-and-employment

It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.

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