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Ashberry Recruitment are currently looking for a temporary ongoing Family Support Worker to work with our well-respected client in the Burnley area.

The successful candidate will need to work in line with safeguarding policies and procedures. To ensure a comprehensive assessment is completed to meet the individual needs of the families.

Key Responsibilities

* Be child focused always

* Contribute to the assessment process

* Maintain factual, up to date records so that all assessments and reports can be produced

* Identify any risk and complete risk assessments

* Work as part of a team

* Keywork with individual families

* Attend and contribute to meetings as required

* Attend regular supervision and caseload management

* Work closely with all professionals involved with the families

* Undertake and provide written reports as required

* Prioritise workload in consultation with Senior members of staff

* Maintain and contribute towards the accommodation to the highest standard

* Support families to access and utilise local resources

* Undertake any emergency cover due to illness as and when required by the manager

* Ensure that all training is attended and that you actively participate

* Comply with the |Health and safety at Work Act to maintain a safe environment for service users, employees, and visitors

* Ensure that the organisations policies, and procedures are understood and adhered to

General

* Respect and maintain confidentiality of all matters that you learn relating to services users, staff, and other professionals

* Attend work reliably and punctually

* All staff are required to work in a flexible way, ensuring that all tasks specifically not covered in their job description are undertaken.

* Will adhere to data protection policy and procedures in line with the GDPR

* Experience of working with Children and Young People

Salary/Hours

* £27,269

* 37 Hours Per Week – Will consider 4 days per week (Pro rata to 30 hours) – Monday to Friday