Family Help and Support Officer
| Posting date: | 16 June 2026 |
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| Salary: | £31,537 to £34,434 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 June 2026 |
| Location: | Winsford, Cheshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4603 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Integrated Access and Referral Team for a Full-Time permanent contract, Family Help and Support Officer. I-Art is the first point of contact for the public and professionals who wish to make a referral in relation to children and their families.
Family Help and Support Officer will understand the councils Continuum of Need in relation to children and families and practically apply this for contacts relating to children and families coming in through the front door. Ensuring that any safeguarding issues are appropriately escalated. Have an ability to consider large amounts of information and produce succinct, analytical reports that identify risk, protective factors, resilience of children, impact on family members, explanation of agency specific language, and provide recommendations based on experience within the field.
Our Children's Social Care workforce is passionate and committed to improving outcomes for Children in our authority by providing a consistent, high quality service to families together with the support from excellent leadership and management. It is an exciting time to join our authority.
We will provide you with a supportive and collaborative working environment in modern and bright offices, where you can be assured of excellent management support and supervision where your personal career development and progression is actively encouraged.
We meet regularly as a service to provide you with practice development sessions and reflection opportunities.
We will offer you an excellent work-life balance, flexible and remote working arrangements.
* Free parking at all of our office locations
* Competitive working rewards
* High quality supervision
* Strong reflective practice framework
If you want to discuss this post, please contact Anna Moulsdale, Team Manager Integrated Access and Referral Team 01606275063 / Anna.Moulsdale@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Family Help and Support Officer will understand the councils Continuum of Need in relation to children and families and practically apply this for contacts relating to children and families coming in through the front door. Ensuring that any safeguarding issues are appropriately escalated. Have an ability to consider large amounts of information and produce succinct, analytical reports that identify risk, protective factors, resilience of children, impact on family members, explanation of agency specific language, and provide recommendations based on experience within the field.
Our Children's Social Care workforce is passionate and committed to improving outcomes for Children in our authority by providing a consistent, high quality service to families together with the support from excellent leadership and management. It is an exciting time to join our authority.
We will provide you with a supportive and collaborative working environment in modern and bright offices, where you can be assured of excellent management support and supervision where your personal career development and progression is actively encouraged.
We meet regularly as a service to provide you with practice development sessions and reflection opportunities.
We will offer you an excellent work-life balance, flexible and remote working arrangements.
* Free parking at all of our office locations
* Competitive working rewards
* High quality supervision
* Strong reflective practice framework
If you want to discuss this post, please contact Anna Moulsdale, Team Manager Integrated Access and Referral Team 01606275063 / Anna.Moulsdale@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
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