Family Intervention Worker
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 10 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 09 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Tameside, OL6 7SG |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75714694 |
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Contract Type: Fixed term contract (until 30/09/2026)
Contract Reason: Secondment cover
Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment.
Salary: Grade F. Scale 17 £30,060 to Scale 22 - £32,654
Hours per Week: 36
Base Location: Ashton Old Library, Old Street, Ashton under-Lyne
Assessment Date: 11th August 2025
The Role
To coordinate and link in with special guardian carers and children on a special guardianship orders to oversee intensive and early support to the families experiencing multiple and complex issues, where children and young people are in crisis of a placement breakdown.
In addition, to support kinship carers that are currently fostering where there are assessed needs. To take a whole family approach to intervention and assessment and work across services to effect real change for special guardians and children in crisis and at risk of breakdown. Take a lead role in working with special guardians and their children on special guardianship orders, to build positive relationships and be first port of call for the special guardians to enable continued positive relationships and limit risk of breakdown to secure long term stability for children and young people.
About You
You will hold a professional level 3 qualification in a relevant field (teacher, social work, health visitor, early years, youth work, community work).
We are looking for candidates with an understanding of and the ability to develop expertise in a number of the following areas:
- Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Working with cared for children
- Knowledge of special guardianship orders
- Mental Health and Substance Misuse
- Domestic Abuse
- Neglect
- Developmental trauma and how this impacts on the child and carers
- Attachment and how this this impacts on the child and carers
- Family time and any issues around this ensuring the family time meets the need of the child
- Confliction resolution
- Mediation
- The importance of Life Story work and later life letters
- To maintain accurate, quality and timely records on the child’s file.
About Us
Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.
“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.
“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.
“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.
“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 5308 or kerry.buckley@tameside.gov.uk
Reference Number: 001067
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