Family Connection Worker

at  Northamptonshire Childrens Trust

About the role
This is an empowering role supporting children and young people onto a great life trajectory by working directly with them, their families and/or those who care for them to help build connections with the people who are important to them or to rebuild relationships thus enabling young people to live securely within their family, care or extended networks. Working in partnership with children and young people and their families and carers to deliver and provide services as their needs dictate, you will play a vital role in creating long-term plans for them, within which they are able to understand and tell their stories and build positive individual and family identities and shared connections.
Whilst based within the Corporate Parenting Service the post will work across different service areas and teams including children requiring safeguarding and support, cared for children and care experienced young people and children placed for adoption.

About you
There is immense scope for you to play an influential part in the lives of some of our most vulnerable children and young people and as such you will be skilled in delivering relationship based practice and hold experience and knowledge of the varied needs of children and young people who require care and support from Children’s Social Care including children who move to live with new families. You will be familiar with visiting families within their own homes and working in creative ways to empower children, young people and their families to achieve their goals. You will be comfortable working as part of the professional network around these families and feel confident in providing written reports as required and contributing to discussions both on an informal basis and within more formal settings.