BSIL Senior Family Support Worker

BSIL Senior Family Support Worker

Pay Scale: Scale 6 / SO1 (Dependant on experience), 36 hours, 52 weeks

Are you that everyday super hero that can help make a difference in the lives of our families? Are you strong enough to shoulder the challenges that our families face? Are you keen enough to spot when a family might be in need of support?  Are you fast enough to act before the situation escalates? Are you the kind of super hero that does all these things with care and compassion? If yes, then we need you on our team.

Rebecca Cheetham is looking for that exceptional, unique person who will be able to see the strength and potential in our families in need and help draw these qualities out so they may gain confidence to stand on their own two feet. Whilst our Family Support Team do great work on their own, they also have exceptional team skills, supporting each other and building networks with outside agencies. We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and meticulous Senior Family Support Worker who will help strengthen our family support team by leading on our family support meetings, attending relevant multi-agency meetings and providing training relevant to skills to colleagues and other professionals. To ensure that the best service is given to the families we work with we are seeking the best candidate to be able to deliver, monitor, evaluate and review evidence based parenting plans by compiling analytical reports on measures and impact.

The candidate will be responsible for supporting the development of capacity, resilience and independence of families with young children. They will strive to improve outcomes for young children and their families, with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged families, in order to reduce inequalities in:

• Child Development and School Readiness
• Parenting Aspirations, Self-esteem and Parenting Skills
• Child and Family Health and Life Chances

Excellent organisational and communication skills are required in this role as is ability for manage caseloads effectively and maintaining up-to-date case notes
They must have an exceptional background in Family Support, ideally within Newham, in order to support hard to reach and complex cases.  A working knowledge of ChildView is preferred but not essential. Training in Triple P is also a desired attribute.

If you have what it takes to join the Rebecca Cheetham, Best Start In Life family and you hold a minimum Level Three in Childcare, then we look forward to receiving your application and having you visit. Please contact the school office on 0208 534 3136 to arrange a suitable date or email at info@rebeccacheetham.newham.sch.uk. Further information about the school is available on our website.

Closing date: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Shortlisting: Monday 12th February 2018
Interviews: Thursday 22nd February 2018

Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check prior to taking up post.