Social Worker - Family Help team

Family Help Social Worker

Easily Commutable | Choose Your Office Days | Yearly Bonuses | Manageable Caseloads | Training & Development

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a Family Help role with flexibility, manageable caseloads and excellent development opportunities?

We are recruiting for several Family Help Social Worker positions with a council in the East OF england The service is committed to ensuring practitioners have as minimal a caseload as possible, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with children, young people and families.

Family Help is  joined-up approach to supporting children, young people and families who need additional help. As part of the national Families First for Children Programme, the service brings agencies together to ensure families receive the right support, at the right time, and at the right level—helping to prevent needs escalating wherever possible.

You will work within the FIRST: Making Connections Count practice model, focusing on strengths-based, relationship-led practice. You will support families through longer-term interventions, including Child in Need and Child Protection work, with only a minimal number of court cases.

In this role, you will:

• Build strong, effective relationships with children, young people and their families Identify family strengths, needs and areas where further support may be required
• Coordinate support across education, health, community and voluntary-sector services Help families access local resources and develop resilient support networks
• Deliver positive, sustainable change through collaborative and strengths-based practice
• Work alongside experienced Social Workers, with access to high-quality training and development

Benefits:

• Flexible working choose the office days that work best for you
• Manageable caseloads 
• Minimum six-month contract
• Access to wellbeing services
• Excellent training and development opportunities as an agency worker
• Easily commutable location
• Direct access to hiring managers, enabling us to discuss the responsibilities and working arrangements that suit you

With the continuing rise in the cost of living, changing roles can feel like a big decision. We work directly with managers to understand what you need from your next opportunity and present you with roles that genuinely suit your circumstances.

Referral bonus: Refer a Social Worker who is successfully placed and receive £500 for every successful referral.

As this is a statutory Social Work position, you must hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England.

For more information about this Family Help opportunity, or to find out how Leaders in Care can support you, contact Nathan on [phone removed] or email [email removed].