Family Support Worker

Posted 22 September 2025
Salary 20.46
LocationBirmingham B1 United Kingdom
Job type Contract
Sector Social / NGO / Health & Care
ReferenceRQ1609971

Job description

2-month contract role with a local authority

Summary
  • This is a 2-month contract role with a local authority, aimed at leveraging professional expertise in collaboration with other practitioners, children, young people, and their families. The position involves utilising a common assessment to identify needs and, when necessary, serving as the lead practitioner to coordinate a multi-agency intervention plan.
Responsibilities
  • Provide timely responses to the identified needs of children and young people in line with policies and procedures.
  • Serve as the lead professional for an assigned caseload of children and families.
  • Promote and implement a common assessment to identify needs and lead the development of an effective multi-agency support plan under the guidance of a Practice Supervisor/Team Manager.
  • Maintain a high standard of case recording that is current, including the use of a common database.
  • Participate in and deliver training and initiatives in a specialist/champion area, ensuring both personal and team knowledge is up to date.
Qualification
  • Educated to GCSE standard and hold an NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a related field.
Experience
  • Experience in delivering evidence-based interventions with children, young people, and their families.
  • Experience in completing assessments of a child's needs that identify needs and inform intervention.
  • Experience working in partnership with key statutory and non-statutory stakeholders.
  • Proven track record in working with children, young people, and families in a professional capacity.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage a caseload and coordinate multi-agency plans effectively.
Additional Information
  • Working hours: 36.50 hours per week.
  • The role requires a DBS.
  • The application deadline is approaching, so apply as soon as possible.