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Impactful Role, As a Community Care Worker in the Early Help Service, you have the opportunity to make a significant difference in the lives of children and families by providing support at crucial early stages.
Collaborative Environment, This role involves working closely with key partner agencies, fostering a joined-up approach to addressing children's needs and enhancing teamwork skills.
Skill Development, You will gain and hone essential skills in assessment, planning, and the delivery of evidence-based interventions, which are invaluable in the field of child and family services.
Focused on Outcomes, The service is outcomes-focused, allowing you to see the direct results of your interventions and the positive changes in children's lives.
Job Security, Being part of a local government council like Torbay Council often provides job stability and various employment benefits.
Professional Growth, Opportunities for continued learning and development in child welfare practices and legislation via structured training and professional relationships with experienced colleagues.
Torbay Council is seeking a Community Care Worker for the Early Help Service, specifically within the Family Intervention Team, to address the needs of children and families at an early stage. The role involves delivering evidence-based interventions and collaborating closely with various partner agencies to ensure a holistic approach to supporting children and young people. Applicants must have prior experience working with children and families, a strong understanding of relevant legislation, and the ability to effectively assess, plan, and deliver support packages.
Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, be able to work under pressure, and maintain strong relationships with children, families, and professionals. A GCSE or equivalent in English is required, along with experience in health or social care settings. The position demands a systematic and calm approach to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people while adhering to the principles of the Supporting Families Agenda. An Enhanced Criminal Record Check is mandatory for this role.
Candidates should possess excellent communication skills, be able to work under pressure, and maintain strong relationships with children, families, and professionals. A GCSE or equivalent in English is required, along with experience in health or social care settings. The position demands a systematic and calm approach to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people while adhering to the principles of the Supporting Families Agenda. An Enhanced Criminal Record Check is mandatory for this role.
Application Deadline: 20 December 2024
Department: Childrens Services
Location: Torbay Council
Compensation: £30,559 - £33,366 / year
Job Description & Person Specification >
As part of Torbay's commitment to children and young people, an opportunity has arisen for a Community Care Worker based in the Family Intervention Team within the Early Help Service.
This role has a central part to play in the redesign of the Early Help Service by delivering interventions and activities that ensure children and young people's needs are identified and met at the earliest possible stage.
This is an outcomes focused service that is aligned closely to the Government's Supporting Families Agenda and embedded within Family Hubs. Therefore, the roles will involve working closely with children, young people and their families delivering evidence based interventions.
The Family Intervention Team works systemically but at the same time you will be expected to keep children and young people at the centre of all your work.
As a Community Care Worker in the Family Intervention Team you will also work with a number of key partner agencies to ensure a joined up approach is taken to meeting children and young people's needs. To succeed in this role you will need to be a calm and systematic worker who is able to develop and maintain relationships with children, young people, parents and professionals from partner agencies.
You must be a good communicator and be able to work under pressure in order to ensure good outcomes for children and young people. It is essential that any applicant has a good knowledge of assessment, planning and evidence based interventions (e.g., Solihull, Incredible Years). A good working knowledge of the Children's Act 1989 and 2004, Adoption legislation, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Parenting Orders and Anti-Social Behaviour Act 20is also desirable along with a good understanding of contemporary challenges that families now face. Therefore, previous experience of working with children and young people work is considered an essential requirement of applicants. Applicants must be educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
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www.jobsincare.com/job/jblicATC post meets the requirements for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check. This will show spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions which have not been filtered in line with legislation, plus any information held by local Police that is considered relevant to the role.
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Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 6th January 2025.
Our adverts do sometimes close early - even where there's a published deadline - so if you're keen, please apply as soon as possible.
Skills
Essential:
- Ability to carry out assessments, plan and deliver needs based packages of support.
- Ability to produce and maintain accurate records and reports.
- Ability to engage positively with children, young people and their parents.
- Effective communication/interpersonal skills.
Knowledge
Essential:
- Understanding of basic human needs, physical, emotional and social.
- Knowledge of Children's Act 1989 and 2004, Adoption legislation, Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Parenting Orders and Anti Social Behaviour Act 20.
- Knowledge of issues facing families at risk of family breakdown.
- Self awareness of own strengths and weaknesses.
Essential:
- GCSE pass in English at Grade C or above or equivalent.
- Experience of work in a health or social care environment (paid or unpaid) with children and young people.
- Experience of working with children, young people and families displaying challenging behaviour.
- Experience of health/social care needs and services.
- Experience of teamwork.
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