Family Support Worker

 37 hours per week – Term time only + 10 days    

You’ll engage with families from the Academy and coordinate and provide family support within the framework of Targeted Services. You'll provide the Academy, other services and parents with informal advice and guidance and coordinate/facilitate Parenting Programmes. You’ll help children, young people and families to overcome barriers and challenges in order to improve future outcomes and outcomes for families against the priorities set out in the Leeds Children & Young People’s Plan and the Academy Action Plan.

General Duties & Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for managing a caseload of families who have been identified as needing additional family support
• Provide an assessment in the form of a Common Internal Record for each family and develop appropriate intervention action plans with the family   
• Work alongside other key agencies to support families referred to the Family Support Worker 
• Seek advice and guidance from Family Intensive Support, MST and Children Social Work Service when working with a challenging family who are not meeting their agreed outcomes to discuss and agree future interventions
• Offer professional support and encouragement to parents/carers individually, relating to the development and well-being of their children to enable them to remain with their families/carers safely where appropriate
• Be able to manage and respond to any changes in the families’ circumstances, being particularly aware of the impact of any crisis events that may occur and ensuring all relevant agencies and school(s) are made aware of significant changes   
• Keep records and appropriate documentation pertaining to any contact and work with children, young people and families.  Work with line manager to ensure data recorded demonstrates the impact and outcomes of the work undertaken
• Update the Synergy Database with any new information i.e. CAF initiated, referral to Family Intervention Services
• Complete monitoring and evaluation paperwork when the case is closed to the Family Support Worker and share information with line manager
• Have a commitment to undertake supervision to ensure safe practice and continued professional development  
• Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of evidence based parenting programmes e.g. Family Caring Trust, Webster Stratton -Incredible Years, ESCAPE - targeting those most in need.
• Provide school, local services and parents with information, guidance and advice on an informal one off basis
• Provide school with up to date contact information of local services/support groups i.e. housing office, benefits office, domestic violence services etc.
• Signpost parents/carers to the range of universal groups, supports, services and activities on offer, including Library services, out of school activities, web-based information i.e. Family Hub, Breeze, health services, youth services and groups
• Ensure integrated processes are embedded into everyday approach with potential to become lead professional for a CAF where involvement with family requires this multi-agency support   
• Actively promote parent and families’ appreciation and participation in self-development, learning and/or parenting programmes through a range of learning activities and education environments
• Participate in self-development; attend training, groups/workshops relevant to role to keep up to date with current initiatives, best practice guidance and approaches. 
• Have an awareness and commitment to Leeds City Academy, Children Leeds and Schools core strategies and policies such as Safeguarding and Child Protection, Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety, Lone Working as well as Inclusion and Participation.

Leeds City Academy: We are an 11-16 school situated in the heart of Leeds. We're a smaller academy, enabling our staff to nurture the talent and realise the potential of each and every student. We provide an exceptional education and life training; harnessing the skills and fortifying the aspirations of young people. 

The White Rose Academies Trust is a local trust dedicated to raising and fulfilling the ambitions of young people. The Trust employs over 300 outstanding professionals who are committed to unlocking the potential of the next generation. Working in partnership with Gorse Academies Trust, we are on a significant journey which will see all of our schools Ofsted rated as outstanding within 3 years. We are sponsored by Leeds City College, who provides expertise, international networks and highly desirable employability prospects within education and beyond.

Closing date: 12noon, 31 January 2017 

Interviews to be held W/C  6 February 2017 

Apply at www.leedscityacademy.org.uk or download the application form. Completed applications to be returned to recruitment@whiteroseacademies.org