Family Intervention Worker
| Posting date: | 30 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oxley, Wolverhampton |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hertfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | HCC28195 |
Summary
About the team
We want to empower families with multiple and complex needs to achieve better outcomes and prevent the escalation of issues they face. Intensive Family Support Teams, provides a safe and effective multi-agency service, which responds quickly and intensively to families’ needs.
About the role
In this role you’ll be responsible for a caseload of families delivering 1-1 and group based interventions to them in partnership with other agencies in Hertfordshire. Through this support it is intended that families will achieve sustainable improved outcomes underpinned by an agreed plan.
Your role will involve conducting school and home visits, offering practical support to families, as well as attending appointments with children and their families.
You will have the opportunity to facilitate group sessions such as Domestic Abuse support or parenting groups, as well as arranging and facilitating Team Around the Family meetings as the Lead Professional.
The position involves working directly with children and families, as well as working closely with other agencies such as schools, CAB, housing, HCC teams, SEN teams and Health professionals.
About you
Essential:
Experience working in a role delivering support to children, young people and their families.
Excellent communication skills are a must, and the confidence to initiate and participate in difficult conversations is an important aspect of the role.
Strong skills in building and maintaining relationships with children, families and other professionals.
Competence in using a variety of IT devices and software packages for producing reports and assessments.
Full UK Driving licence and regular access to a vehicle will be required.
Desirable:
Experience of completing assessments would be beneficial.
We want to empower families with multiple and complex needs to achieve better outcomes and prevent the escalation of issues they face. Intensive Family Support Teams, provides a safe and effective multi-agency service, which responds quickly and intensively to families’ needs.
About the role
In this role you’ll be responsible for a caseload of families delivering 1-1 and group based interventions to them in partnership with other agencies in Hertfordshire. Through this support it is intended that families will achieve sustainable improved outcomes underpinned by an agreed plan.
Your role will involve conducting school and home visits, offering practical support to families, as well as attending appointments with children and their families.
You will have the opportunity to facilitate group sessions such as Domestic Abuse support or parenting groups, as well as arranging and facilitating Team Around the Family meetings as the Lead Professional.
The position involves working directly with children and families, as well as working closely with other agencies such as schools, CAB, housing, HCC teams, SEN teams and Health professionals.
About you
Essential:
Experience working in a role delivering support to children, young people and their families.
Excellent communication skills are a must, and the confidence to initiate and participate in difficult conversations is an important aspect of the role.
Strong skills in building and maintaining relationships with children, families and other professionals.
Competence in using a variety of IT devices and software packages for producing reports and assessments.
Full UK Driving licence and regular access to a vehicle will be required.
Desirable:
Experience of completing assessments would be beneficial.
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