Family Support Practitioner

Job Introduction

Two Family Support Practitioners in the Fostering Service

Family Support Practitioner  

Role Purpose:

Undertaking direct work and interventions with children, young people and their carers both independently and alongside social workers within the Childcare Teams.  

Main Responsibilities:

• The core functions of the role will be that of the Family Support Worker (see attached) 
• The post is based in the Fostering & Adolescence team so ideally looking for experience and/or a passion in working with teenagers.
• Will need to be flexible to support placement stability, which may involve some evening and weekend work.  
• Have a working knowledge of PACE and Attachment Style parenting which underpin practice in the Fostering Service. 

Family Support Practitioner – Training and Development

Role Purpose:

• Supporting the continued development of our training portfolio, to deliver specialised, targeted training that meets the needs of an ever-expanding cohort of carers who have a diverse range of children and young people in placement, ensuring that they feel supported and that they have the skills needed to manage a variety of needs and challenges.
• To manage forums, support groups, carer activities and socials which reduces isolation for carers, strengthens resilience and placement stability for children in their care.

Main responsibilities: 

• The core functions of the role will be that of the Family Support Worker (see attached). 
• Provide one to one training and workshops to carers with additional needs and requirements.
• Responsible for tracking carer’s training records and reporting on compliance with training requirement.
• Offer support and guidance to carers.
• Develop a range of social and support events for the fostering community.
• Will need to be flexible in order to support placement stability, which may involve some evening and weekend work.  
• Will need to be confident in using Microsoft Excel

To discuss this opportunity further please contact Team Manager Kim Rampling at kim.rampling@bcpcouncil.gov.uk 

About BCP Council

BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people.  Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline.  We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services.  By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.

Our Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here

As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation and colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. Expected to be in place 2024.

DBS

BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.