Senior Family Worker
Posted 3 days ago by 1764728691
£21 Per hour
Undetermined
Undetermined
Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham
Summary: The Senior Family Worker role involves supporting family reunification and Special Guardianship Order conversions, focusing on ensuring children's safety, stability, and permanence within their family networks. The position requires collaboration with families, social workers, and partner agencies to deliver effective interventions and assessments. The role is crucial in monitoring progress and providing ongoing support for successful transitions. This position is expected to last 3-6 months with potential for extension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with families to deliver safe and sustainable reunification plans.
- Support carers through the SGO conversion process.
- Complete assessments and contribute to care planning alongside social workers and partner agencies.
- Provide targeted interventions to strengthen relationships and reduce risks.
- Monitor progress and offer ongoing support to ensure successful transitions.
Key Skills:
- Experience in family support, reunification, or permanence planning.
- Strong knowledge of child development, safeguarding, and statutory frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills with children, families, and professionals.
- Ability to manage complex cases within a multi-agency environment.
- Commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
- Full driving licence.
Salary (Rate): £21 hourly
City: Stockton-on-Tees
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Other
We are recruiting an experienced Senior Family Worker to support family reunification and Special Guardianship Order (SGO) conversions. The role focuses on helping children achieve safety, stability, and permanence within their family networks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with families to deliver safe and sustainable reunification plans.
- Support carers through the SGO conversion process.
- Complete assessments and contribute to care planning alongside social workers and partner agencies.
- Provide targeted interventions to strengthen relationships and reduce risks.
- Monitor progress and offer ongoing support to ensure successful transitions.
Key Requirements:
- Experience in family support, reunification, or permanence planning.
- Strong knowledge of child development, safeguarding, and statutory frameworks.
- Excellent communication skills with children, families, and professionals.
- Ability to manage complex cases within a multi-agency environment.
- Commitment to improving outcomes for children and young people.
- Full driving licence.
Contract Length: 3-6 months with a view to extend to an ongoing contract.
Pay Rate: £16-£21 Negotiable DOE.
Working pattern - 37 hours per week
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