Salary £17,874 to £19,833 (pro rata for part time hours)
Permanent x 4, Full time and Part time

Crawley - 1 full time post and 1 x 25hrs post

Horsham - 1 full time post and 1 x 30 hour post

Interview date: 19th June 2017

This position is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly Criminal Records Bureau check)
Crawley - 1 full time post and x1 25hrs post

Horsham - 1 full time post and x1 30 hour post

Through the Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help System (IPEH), we will work with children, families, and young people to help ensure that every child, family and young person is supported to achieve his or her potential. The foundations for future mental health, emotional control, intelligence and parenting ability are all set in place in the early years and the home surroundings, family life and parenting are all important factors in determining positive outcomes for children in the future. 

The Family Support Worker - Young People is a lead professional role that is committed to providing and coordinating support to a family on a regular basis. Their role is to help the family identify, manage problems and co-ordinate the delivery of services. Family Support Young People workers use Early Help Plans to assess each member of the family, create a whole family delivery plan and review the needs of the family. Family Support Young People workers use Signs of Safety in their work with families and this forms the basis of the delivery plan.

Family Support Worker - Young People may also deliver direct support to families to develop parenting and life skills, self-confidence, motivation and goal setting. They may also do direct one to one support to young people or have a specialist skill that requires them to be a Team Around the Family member rather than lead professional.

The Family Support Worker - Young Peoples main purpose is to provide Supported Help to families experiencing difficulties through regular intervention using a Whole Family approach. Partner agencies will be utilised to effect and sustain positive change for the family, individual members and the community around them.