Family Support Worker
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/287950/1487
- Positions: 2
- Salary: £32,512 - £34,654 per annum
- Category: Care - Children and Young People
- Contract type: Permanent
- Working hours: Full and part-time hours available
- Posted on: 25 July 2024
- Closing date: 16 August 2024
- Directorate: Children, Families & Lifelong Learning
- Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
This role has a starting salary of £32,512 per annum based on a 36 hour working week and £26,009 per annum based on a 28.80 hour working week.
We are excited to be hiring two new Family Support Workers to join our fantastic Children with Disabilities Service. We currently have one full time vacancy (36 hours per week) and one part-time vacancy (28.80 hours per week). The team is countywide with offices based in Weybridge, Woking and Reigate.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
About the Team
This is an exciting time to join Surrey County Council's Children with Disabilities Service as we embed the Family Safeguarding Model to improve outcomes for our children. Working closely with our colleagues in Education and Health, the Children with Disabilities Service aims to safeguard and promote the welfare and development of disabled children, whilst supporting them to be cared for by their families at home.
The Review Team, part of the wider Children with Disabilities Service, is made up of nine Family Support Workers, an Advanced Social Work Practitioner and Team Manager. The team provides families with support to manage the care of children with severe and permanent disabilities.
About the Role
As a Family Support Worker, you will work directly with children and their families to assess and review their needs on a six-monthly basis, identifying packages of support to assist them. You will conduct home visits, review care packages across a multidisciplinary network and present families' needs to request packages of support.
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Vocational Qualifications Level 3/4, or equivalent in relevant fields, with experience of working with disabled children and their families
- An understanding of relevant legislation affecting working with Children, including The Children Act (1989) and the Children and Families Act (2014)
- A commitment to working with children to improve the quality of their lives
- The ability to plan, manage, and prioritise a caseload
- The ability to work effectively and flexibly as part of a team and a willingness to provide guidance and assistance to less experienced or more junior members of staff
Surrey has both urban and rural areas and Family Support Workers will be expected to have a valid driving licence to drive in the UK, access to a vehicle and be willing to travel across a wide geographical area. Reasonable adjustments where needed will be made for successful applicants who have a disability or long term health condition to enable them to fulfil the requirements of the job.
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Sarah Barnes by email at Sarah.Barnes@surreycc.gov.uk.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 16th August 2024 with interviews to follow.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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