Family Support Worker #RQ1451455

Challenging Behavior, Children, Childrens Social Care, DBS, Leaving Care, NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care, Skills, Support Worker
Barnsley
June 19, 2025
£20 - £20 / hour
Interim / temporary

Job Description

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

Family Service Worker – additional roles/responsibilities

Provide high-quality, child-led contact to looked-after children and young people with their families taking place within a contact centre or the wider community. Observe, offer relevant support and guidance during contact to ensure that the immediate safety and needs of the child are met. Promote quality and stimulating contact and provide accurate and relevant written and verbal information to contribute to the ongoing care plan for looked-after children and young people.

  1. Provide an efficient and needs-led supervised contact service to children, young people and their families both within a contact centre and when accessing community resources as directed by the Family Time Manager.

  2. Effectively communicate with children, young people and their families to enable them to have quality, child-led contact.

  3. Record all observations in line with current recording policy. This includes maintaining accurate, good-quality records that evidence the observations made within the child’s contact.

  4. Establish and sustain effective professional relationships with children, their families and other professionals, ensuring that a high standard of service is provided to looked-after children, young people and their families. Attend planning meetings with social workers to provide feedback supporting the planning and reviewing process for looked-after children and young people.

  5. Work flexible hours, including early morning, evening and weekend work as required according to service needs.

  6. Car licence/driver essential.

Please be aware this is a Long Term Temporary post to start ASAP.

Benefits of working with Semester.co.uk:

  • Free on-going training opportunities upon registering as part of our commitment to you.

  • Competitive Rates of pay

  • In house payroll, providing weekly payments and support

  • Enhanced DBS completed.

  • Support and expert advice from an approachable, dedicated and friendly team

  • An assigned dedicated & experienced consultant

  • Various employment opportunities in your preferred geographical area

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