Qualified Social Worker, Family Help - Assessments

Qualified Social Worker - Family Help Assessments (Peripatetic Team)Job Title: Qualified Social Worker Team: Family Help - Assessments (Peripatetic Team) Location: Cable Plaza, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 1LW Pay Rate: 41.00 per hour Contract Type: Agency/Temporary Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targeted support and help to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to stay together. We recognise that providing the right type of support at the right time for families is key to working effectively and that lasting relationships with professionals is central to working alongside families and their networks. Working alongside families using our Restorative Model of practice, we use family led-decision making strategies and Motivational Interviewing skills to help families access creative and targeted support packages that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families. This includes increased capacity to manage complex parenting challenges and reducing risks within family networks and across our community. Our Family Help service is delivered through the ''Family Safeguarding model'' which delivers a whole family approach to support. Social workers and Family Help practitioners will co-ordinate the support offered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experienced Child Practitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners'' Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners. ..... full job details .....