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Family Support Worker

Employer
Malachi Family Support Services
Location
Birmingham, Solihull
Salary
£20,000 to £25,000
Closing date
8 May 2019

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Job Sector
Care & Social Work
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time, Part Time

Family Support Worker - £20,000 to £25,000

Malachi is an innovative specialist therapeutic family support service that offers a diverse range of services to children and families in schools and other community settings who offer the following excellent benefits to our employees:

  • 32 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays.
  • 1 additional days’ holiday on your birthday.
  • 1 additional days’ holiday for a house move.
  • Contributory pension scheme.
  • Car parking facilities.
  • Flexible working and diary management.
  • Access to both internal and external training as required.

Hours of Work

We are seeking to appoint self-motivated Family Support Workers across Staffordshire, including Lichfield and Rugeley, and also Birmingham and the surrounding areas. We are happy to consider full or part time applications for these roles.

Experience & Skills Required

It is essential that the successful postholder has previous demonstrable experience of working directly with children in need on both a one to one and group/family basis. Having the confidence, to positively influence family situations, you will need to:

  • have a good standard of education including GCSE’s in English and Maths (or equivalent).
  • have Level 3 in Counselling or other therapeutic qualification.
  • have safeguarding and child protection awareness.
  • have an understanding and knowledge of child development.
  • be able to communicate effectively with children and families.
  • liaise with class teachers, Adults and Children’s Services and professionals within external agencies where appropriate.
  • maintain accurate written records, update the case tracker system to record assessments and action plans and produce high quality concise reports.
  • able to work on own initiative and as a member of a wider team.
  • ability to maintain a professional distance whilst fostering close working partnerships.
  • good IT skills.
  • have a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.
  • be committed to flexible working, travelling to different sites, school visits and multi-agency meetings.

To apply for this role, please download the attached recruitment pack and return your completed application form to enquiry@malachi.org.uk or post to Malachi Specialist Family Support Services, Billesley Ark, 725 Yardley Wood Road, Billesley, Birmingham B13 0PT.

Unfortunately, we are unable to accept CV’s for this role. 

While we would like to contact all our candidates, unfortunately, this is not possible so if you have not heard from us a week after the closing date, your application has been unsuccessful.

We may close this advert early should we get sufficient volume of quality candidates, so please do not delay sending in your application.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies.

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