Family Support Worker

To work as a member of the Family First Service delivering targeted, tiered and co-ordinated interventions to families with a range of interacting needs. These will include effective parenting skills, relationship breakdown, family dynamics; emotional health and well-being, sexual health and self-esteem. Support will also be offered to children and parents to tackle issues such as poor school attendance and exclusion, risk-taking behaviour including crime, anti-social behaviour and employability.

The post-holder will contribute to assessment, planning and intervention for families as set out by the Lead Practitioner and will work in partnership with parents and children providing practical, hands on support, information, advice and guidance covering a range of issues such as childrens developmental needs, benefits and finance, learning, school attendance, behaviour management, parenting strategies etc:

The Family Support Worker will also deliver a variety of individ...