Family Worker

Job details:

• Hours: 18 hours per week
• Salary: £10.62
• Contract: Permanent
• Holidays: 12 statutory days (pro rata) 20 Annual days (pro rata).
• Location: Downpatrick Sure Start

Job Background
Bryson Energy aims to provide a customer focused service to Tier 2 families (children 0 - 4 years) under stress, offering practical and emotional support to enable families to manage their daily lives with increased confidence and independence. (Tier 2 – Northern Ireland Family Support Model)

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• To develop a caring relationship within the family
• To improve parenting skills by example and to encourage parents to care for and play with their children
• To educate parents in relation to managing children’s behaviour, teaching to cook a meal or setting routines e.g. homework, bedtime & morning
• To help with budgeting and shopping as a means of educating
• To discuss any difficulties which, may impact on family life, and offer appropriate guidance
• To encourage health care and if necessary improvement in hygiene within the family
• To help the family to enlarge social contacts, keep appointments etc, thereby decreasing social isolation
• To attend referral / review meetings and case conferences and any other multidisciplinary meetings 
• To liaise with professionals and other multidisciplinary agencies
• To assist in setting goals for each family in partnership with the family and the referrer i.e Social Worker

Essential Criteria:

• Minimum of QCF Level 3 Child Care qualification or:
• Diploma in Health & Social Care Level 3 Children & Young People
• NVQ Level 3 Children’s Care, Learning & Development
• CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care & Education (VRQ)
• CACHE Level 3 Extended Diploma in Child Care & Education (Wales and NI)
• BTEC Higher National Diploma in Childcare Studies
• BTEC National Diploma in Childcare Studies
• Degree in Social Work
• Minimum of 1 years paid employment working with children or families
• 5 GCSE’s at grade C and above including English Language
• 1 years experience recording and reporting on work done
• Clean drivers’ licence, access to transport and Business (Class) Car Insurance for the vehicle and driver