Family Support Worker

Family Support Worker - £20,000 to £25,000

Malachi is an innovative specialist therapeutic family support service that offers a diverse range of services to children and families in schools and other community settings who offer the following excellent benefits to our employees:

• 32 days’ holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• 1 additional days’ holiday on your birthday.
• 1 additional days’ holiday for a house move.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Car parking facilities.
• Flexible working and diary management.
• Access to both internal and external training as required.

Hours of Work

We are seeking to appoint self-motivated Family Support Workers on a part time and full time basis to cover Birmingham and the surrounding areas.

Experience & Skills Required

It is essential that the successful postholder has previous demonstrable experience of working directly with children in need on both a one to one and group/family basis. Having the confidence, to positively influence family situations, you will need to:

• have a good standard of education including GCSE’s in English and Maths (or equivalent).
• have Level 3 in Counselling or other therapeutic qualification.
• have safeguarding and child protection awareness.
• have an understanding and knowledge of child development.
• be able to communicate effectively with children and families.
• liaise with class teachers, Adults and Children’s Services and professionals within external agencies where appropriate.
• maintain accurate written records, update the case tracker system to record assessments and action plans and produce high quality concise reports.
• able to work on own initiative and as a member of a wider team.
• ability to maintain a professional distance whilst fostering close working partnerships.
• good IT skills.
• have a full driving licence and access to your own vehicle is essential.
• be committed to flexible working, travelling to different sites, school visits and multi-agency meetings.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies.