Family Hub Worker

Location

Kingston upon Thames, Greater London | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Category : Social Care & Health Non-Qualified (Windsor & Maidenhead)
Location : Town Hall, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £14.98

The role of the Family Hub Worker is to hold a caseload and will be expected to engage and
support referred families with entrenched, complex and multiple needs and deliver high quality support interventions in line with the early help assessment, planning and intervention framework. The role will also undertake comprehensive assessments, hold clear professional boundaries and set realistic goals with families and record all interventions effectively with a strong focus on putting children and young people first in decision making and interventions.
The Family Hub Worker is required to work in partnership with children and families and other agencies to empower children and families to sustain positive change and therefore increase resilience and reduce the need for professional support. Additionally, the Family Hub Worker will closely and creatively engage with local communities and partner agencies to establish and maintain an
effective service for children and families in line with the objectives of integrated family hubs.
Identifying potential claims, and providing evidence for the Troubled Families (Payment By Results)
programme will be a key aspect of this role.

Qualifications
● Educated to a level 3 qualification in a relevant field i.e. Youth Work, Social Care, Education,
Criminal Justice, Family Support,Parenting, Early Years or equivalent by demonstrable training and
experience
● Evidence of continuing professional development
Skills and experience
● Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection risk, signs and approaches to ensure it is child
focused
● Knowledge of child development and applying theory into practice with proven evidence based
results
● Experience of working with vulnerable or disadvantaged families (including CSE) with complex
needs and ability to design, implement and evaluate interventions that deliver positive outcomes
● Experience of building partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions with
stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those
we are working with.
● Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team
● Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing
accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include
families, children or young people).
● Understanding diversity issues and the barriers to equality of opportunity with a commitment to
working with diverse communities
Personal attributes
● A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (Trust, Respect, Empower) to
support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
● Good organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving
and multitasking.
● Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
● Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging
objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children. Taking a strength
based approach to managing situations.

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