Contract to start ASAP until 14-09-26 with a possible extension.

Job Purpose:

To deliver quality services that enable parents with children identified to be in need to build on their capacity to enhance and promote their child's health and development.

This will be in accordance with our statutory duty and in partnership with other service areas, agencies, and service users.

Responsibilities:

To deliver a range of flexible and appropriate support services that enable parents to build on their capacity to enhance their child's health and development including direct work, group work, and family work.

This may include same day interventions. This will be completed within the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their families.

To deliver services to children (aged 0-18 years) and their families that have been identified to be in need in accordance with Children's Services policy for Family Support Services, the Service Specification; all other County policies, procedures and legal requirements.

Be a point of contact with professionals and appropriately manage telephone, emails and other methods of communication.

To work inclusively with case management teams to meet the changing demands of Children's Services in relation to the authority's statutory duties.

To contribute towards core assessments, as required, in partnership with other service areas and agencies to identify children's strengths and needs.

To deliver services in family homes, City of Cardiff Council buildings or other community premises to meet the needs of families in a sensitive and professional manner.

To develop programmes of intervention with families on specific problems or behaviours that effect change and to manage an allocated caseload of identified families with responsibility of completing work that has been commissioned by case management teams.

To assess children's/parents' needs and strengths, participate in a multi agency approach in identifying those children who are in need of protection or at risk of significant harm.

To transport children/families in County or own vehicle.

Facilitating the delivery of documents to families

To maintain appropriate records and reports, and to make effective use of the ICT systems for recording information, in line with the relevant policies and procedures.

To coordinate, plan, record and review individual service plans for children in conjunction with the Team Manager, other service areas, and agencies.

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RQ1736409-05-26