Family Worker – The Fields Child and Family Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Cambridgeshire County Councils Targeted Support Service provides support to children, young people and their families.
Each district team consists of Family Workers, Young Peoples Workers and managers. The team delivers targeted intervention support to reduce the risk of harm, prevent needs from escalating, strengthen family relationships, and support families to remain together and achieve positive, sustainable outcomes.
The role of a Family Worker is an exciting, dynamic and ever-evolving role, offering Cambridgeshire families a high quality, bespoke package of support alongside the Family Hubs provision.
Cambridgeshire County Council fully supports the principles of the Families First programme and is currently working on implementing the model in a considered and planned way to ensure the changes we make best meet the needs of our local communities and workforce. The Family Worker role is expected to evolve into a Family Help Lead Professional positionin the future as the programme progresses.
Cambridgeshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
For more information or to chat about the opportunity, please contact managers Claire Brackley or James Burgess;
Claire.brackley@cambridgeshire.gov.ukJames.burgess@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Interviews will be held in person at the Fields Child and Family Centre on the 9th and 10th November.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About you
Please apply via the online application formand tell us how you meet the following essential criteria:
- Why would you like to be considered for this role?
- What skills, attributes and experiences will you apply to this role?
- Please add any other information in support of your application.
- Knowledge and understanding of the issues facing young people and parents.
- Experience of multi-agency and partnership working to ensure the best outcomes for families.
- The ability to write objective assessments and to complete accurate triage as part of work with families.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Interviews will include a young peoples panel in addition to a Targeted Support management panel.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…