Strengthening Families Workers - SEND

at  City of Wolverhampton Council

LOCATION – CITY WIDE FAMILY HUBS

Following the news that the City of Wolverhampton Council has become a pathfinder to support the delivery of the Families First for Children Programme (FFCP), we are seeking to recruit full time Strengthening Families Workers (SFWs).
We have a number of full time / part time Strengthening Families Worker posts available which will specialise in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
These are fantastic opportunities if you have experience of SEND and you want to make a real difference. We need people like you to help us deliver excellent support to the children and families in our city.

OUR WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empowers employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocation where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for ‘touch down’ space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements.
Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for.
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You will:

• Work directly with children, young people and their families in order to promote, strengthen and to develop the potential of parents/carers and their children in order to prevent children suffering significant harm and/or becoming looked after.
• Undertake or contribute to multi-agency assessments/ Family Help Plans of children and families in need of help and support.
• Adopt a preventative approach to supporting children, young people and their families.
• Manage a caseload of children / young people and groupwork, adopting a flexible and creative approach.