201 Family Support Worker jobs in Greater London

Role Description

This is a temporary, on-site role located in Surrey for a Family Support Worker. The Family Support Worker will be responsible for providing direct support to families and young people, assisting with case management, and working closely with children. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating with social workers, offering consistent communication with families, and ensuring that each individual's needs are met with compassion and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Experience in Social Work and Family Services
• Skills in Case Management and Working with Children
• Strong Communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Relevant certifications in Social Work or Family Services are a plus
• Experience in crisis intervention is beneficial
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

Role Description

This is a temporary, on-site role located in Surrey for a Family Support Worker. The Family Support Worker will be responsible for providing direct support to families and young people, assisting with case management, and working closely with children. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating with social workers, offering consistent communication with families, and ensuring that each individual's needs are met with compassion and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Experience in Social Work and Family Services
• Skills in Case Management and Working with Children
• Strong Communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Relevant certifications in Social Work or Family Services are a plus
• Experience in crisis intervention is beneficial
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

We are currently recruiting for aFamily Support Worker based in Redbridge.

Shift Patterns:
09:00 - 17:00

Job Requirements:

• Previous experience
• DBS on update service (Desirable)
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Good at problem-solving and ability to make quick decisions
• Person centred care approach

Key Responsibilities

• Create and contribute to family care plans.
• Maintain good standards of practice ensuring the safeguarding of children.
• Make referrals to partner agencies as appropriate, on behalf of families.
• To prepare and present reports for a wide variety of audiences and Case conferences, Core group meetings and to support and assist staff to ensure that work in this area is completed to the required professional high standard and within time scales.
• To participate in referral meetings, reviews, case discussions, threshold meetings, care plan meetings and any other relevant professional meeting. Organising, chairing and taking minutes in Team around the Child meetings. Ensuring service users fully understand the process.
• To complete case recordings to a high standard, working with other staff to ensure this is done in line with departmental procedures.
• To work in partnership with families, monitoring their needs through accurate record keeping, care planning and case recording and gaining consent to share information when appropriate.
• To work in partnership with other professionals.
• To be a good role model by demonstrating how to approach sensitive and personal issues with parents/ carers in a professional manner.

Benefits working for CES Locums and Well-beinginclude:

• Weekly Pay
• Umbrella/PAYEPayroll
• Lucrative refer a friend scheme*
• Holiday Pay
• The opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills within the care sector
• Ongoing training and development

Interested in applying for this role?

If you would like to learn more about the opportunity, please contact Jason on (phone number removed), message (phone number removed) or alternatively apply directly through this ad!

CES Locums are a specialist recruitment agency providing experienced, qualified staff within the health and social care industry. We work with both private and NHS services, throughout the United Kingdom. Our bespoke service is tailored to the needs of our clients and staff since our main goal is to build long term, repeat business and strong relationship with them. We are also flexible on how you would choose to work for us as we can always offer you sessions to fit around your commitment.

Family Support Worker – Residential Family Services

The Family Support Worker will work directly with the families, assessing and implementing placement plans, in order to promote, strengthen and to develop parenting skills and to promote the welfare of the child at all times.  This role will require working hours over a 7 day week on a rota due to it being based in a residential setting.

Key Responsibilities

Working with families:
- In line with placement plans, provide families with support on every aspect of daily life, health and well-being to include
- Basic baby care, feeding and eating, sleeping, budgeting, safety, discipline, health eating, healthy lifestyles and choices.
- To participate in the development, implementation and monitoring of individual families` placement and assessment plans.
- To undertake key work sessions as directed by the Case Manager.
- To develop and maintain good working relationships with parents and other family members and professionals including GPs, HVs and social workers.
- To ensure that all documentation is completed and that this is evidence based and reflective of the circumstances and issues.

This is a permanent role and the client provides the following benefits:
Onsite parking
Breakfast provisions
Education grants
Medical scheme and mental well-being days
Birthday and Christmas vouchers
Social events
28 days annual leave
Pension scheme

All candidates applying for this role will have worked in a similar setting and your CV will demonstrate current and previous experiences of working with families in a residential home with young children and babies supporting any learning needs of the family.  

All candidates applying for this role will have worked in a similar setting and your CV will demonstrate current and previous experiences of working with families in a residential home with young children and babies supporting any learning needs of the family.  

Qualifications: Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care

Role Description

This is a temporary, on-site role located in Surrey for a Family Support Worker. The Family Support Worker will be responsible for providing direct support to families and young people, assisting with case management, and working closely with children. Day-to-day tasks include collaborating with social workers, offering consistent communication with families, and ensuring that each individual's needs are met with compassion and professionalism.

Qualifications

• Experience in Social Work and Family Services
• Skills in Case Management and Working with Children
• Strong Communication skills
• Ability to work well in a team and independently
• Relevant certifications in Social Work or Family Services are a plus
• Experience in crisis intervention is beneficial
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills

Role: Family Support Worker (Across London and outer London)

Location: London

Purpose of Role:

Candidate must have experience of working with children and their families in regard to safeguarding and support for families.
Should have experience of providing parenting advice, understanding of child development, systemic model, risks in relation to child protection and experience of direct work with children.

Key competencies required:

• Must have experience of working with children and their families
li>Must be able to provide safegaurding and support for families
• Carry a caseload and effectively manage the workload with available resources.
• Providing support, assistance & coaching to families or single clients who will be homeless with advice in such areas, but not exclusively, welfare and housing benefits, tax credits, debt counselling, housing options, employment and training opportunities, provision of support services or long term accommodation options.
• Motivating clients to take action to improve their situation and life chances. • Supporting clients, in a way that is outcome focused to motivate, enthuse and build individual talents, towards successful independent living.
< i>Supporting clients, in a way that is outcome focused to motivate, enthuse and build individual talents, towards successful independent living.
• Developing and reviewing solution focussed and person centred action/support plans with both short and long term aims as required to meet the needs of the customer.

Family Support Worker - Redhill
Permanent | Full Time | 27,531 per annum

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children, young people, and families? We are seeking a compassionate, creative, and experienced Family Support Worker to join a dedicated team in Redhill , supporting families with complex needs through a strengths-based approach.

As a Family Support Worker, you will play a key role in delivering comprehensive, fair, and compassionate support and assessments. You will be responsible for daily family monitoring, attending appointments, facilitating group work, administering medication, and contributing to care planning and safeguarding practices. You will also collaborate closely with childcare staff and participate in team meetings and supervisions.

• Support families with their daily routines and activities

• Escort families to external appointments and facilitate group sessions

• Administer medication and maintain accurate case records

• Supervise family contact and observe care tasks

• Contribute to multi-agency meetings and planning

• Prioritise safeguarding and respond effectively to crisis situations

• A minimum Level 3 qualification in social care (NVQ, CACHE Dip, etc.)

• Experience working directly with children, young people, and families

• Strong emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills

• Ability to implement support plans and offer both practical and emotional support

• Solid understanding of child development, attachment theory, and risk assessment

• Strong organisational skills and a team-oriented approach

• Ability to work independently while upholding high standards of record-keeping and GDPR compliance

• Competitive salary: 27,531

• 21 days annual leave (with the option to buy 3 additional days)

• Four CPD training days annually

• Regular supervision (individual and group)

• Pension scheme with employer contribution

• Comprehensive training and development programme

If you are committed to strengthening families, promoting the voice of the child, and supporting positive outcomes through empathetic and skilled practice, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply Now

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Family Support Worker/BromCom Admin - Lambeth - September Start - 8.30am until 12.30pm

Part time - Monday to Friday, 8.30am until 12.30pm

Are you passionate about in promoting young people's mental well-being?

Do you want to gain experience in SEN education and learn valuable skills?

An amazing Primary school in Lambeth are looking to take on a Family Support Worker/BromCom Admin to provide their students with continuous encouragement to reach their full potential. The school provide education for students with additional social, emotional and mental health needs as well as students that struggle with behaviour challenges. The role of a Pastoral Support Worker includes providing students with empathy and support in order to help them regulate their thoughts and emotions in a healthy manner. The school is keen to give these students a high quality of education while supporting their individual needs, and as a Pastoral Support Worker you will be working alongside class teachers and professionals based on site to achieve this. This position will provide valuable experience in the industry for anyone looking to pursue a career in education, psychology, criminology etc!

• Family Support Worker/BromCom Admin
• 15 - 16 per day
• Monday - Friday - 20 hours per week
• Graduates welcome
• Located in Lambeth

The responsibilities of a Pastoral Support Worker will include 1-1 student support, keeping students focused, monitoring attendance, effective communication and provide practical advice. This is a highly rewarding role and an opportunity to gain experience in SEN Education. The ideal candidate will have achieved a 2:1 or above in a university degree. Suitable experience could include working with SEN adults and/or children in similar environments or family level. The Pastoral Support Worker employed will be pro-active, adaptable, and ambitious and have the potential to commit to the full academic year. The students in this school require a Pastoral Support Worker who will understand their complex needs and is up to taking on challenges and dilemmas while being open minded.

If you are interested in this role, apply with an updated CV today!