Family Time Worker

  • Southport, United Kingdom
  • Sefton MBC
  • Full-Time
  • On-Site

Job Description:

Contract to start ASAP

Duration: 6 weeks with a possible extension.

Responsibilities:

To support the delivery of safe and effective Family Time Contacts

To complete Family Time reporting forms, which capture the quality of parenting, family dynamics and interactions - which will form part of a social workers report, which may be used in court.

To supervise Family Time Contact sessions ensuring they are managed for a positive experience for the children as possible, whether this be in 1:1 contacts, community contacts, group or timetabled sessions.

To provide transport for Family Time contacts when required.

To work in conjunction with Seftons Family Time policy and safeguarding policies, liaising with Support Workers, Senior Early Help Workers and Social Workers as appropriate, ensuring effective communication between all professionals.

To recognise any risks of harm and intervene appropriately to de-escalate the risks or bring additional support as required to safeguard children.

To deliver an inclusive, stimulating and secure care and learning environment, where children are encouraged to explore including both indoors and out for young children whose parents are accessing a range of services.

Where necessary, provide basic information advice and guidance around appropriate parenting, when necessary, modelling how parents may interact, stimulate, engage and play with children and young people, relevant to their age and stage of development.

To facilitate parent and child group activities in line with the outcome framework.

To deliver, promote and provide information on a range of activities which cover the following areas: healthy lifestyles, physical activity sessions communication and language development, perinatal period including breastfeeding advice, support around attachment and a range of preventative parenting programmes.

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