£21.00 Per Hour
Job description
Family Support Worker, Wakefield CouncilPay rate to £21.58 per hour Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Family Support Worker to work in a Child in Care Team in Wakefield Council. This team is a pilot project which is due to go live on the 1st of April 2026. It will be a bespoke and creative service supporting primarily older children of 10 years and above where care would be seen as detrimental to their life outcomes, and where neglectful parenting is a significant factor. This is not a pilot for younger children; they would need to be dealt with separately in terms of care planning. The cohort of cases would be between 4-6 and could be from both Locality and Child in Care Teams with their suitability decided through a formal panel process. The Differential Planning programme of support will be delivered through a combination of home visits, telephone intervention and face to face sessions for a minimum 3-month period to a maximum 12-month period. This can include: • Practical support with home conditions, health appointments, budgeting skills and school attendance. • Emotional support in promoting the safe well-being of both the child/ren and parents/carers • Information support with parenting techniques and meeting the daily needs of the child/ren. • Social support in helping to build and maintain a family and friends’ network. • Community support with accessing constructive social activities and signposting to universal services that can connect with both the child/ren and the parent/carer. Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)- Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
- Looked After Children (LAC)
- Children’s Social Work
- Adult Social Work
- Service Manager
- Head of Service
- Team Manager
- Assistant Team Manager
- A wide range of housing roles
- Careers in SEND in local authorities
Extra information
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- Wakefield
- Type of Contract
- Full Time Jobs
- Salary indication
- £21.00 Per Hour
- Profession type
- Home Care
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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