Families First Advisor

Social Care

  Salary : £12-£13 / £hour

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

13/02/2025

Contract

Families First Advisor

Responsibilities

  • To provide advice and guidance, initially by telephone, to both professionals and families based on their personal support requirements.
  • To signpost professionals and families to appropriate local services to ensure that relevant support is provided.
  • To undertake service user assessments including assessments of need and assessments of risk to inform casework planning, in line with Service and national standards.

  • To provide high quality services to children, young people and their families/carers.

  • To work in partnership with service users, carers, other professionals and agencies both internally and externally.

  • To develop improved multi-disciplinary working practices within the area of service.

  • To raise awareness and promote access to community services provided by other organisations to meet assessed needs.

  • To take personal responsibility for ensuring your knowledge is updated and forms part of your continuous professional development with the support of your supervisor including identifying training needs and developmental targets.

  • To maintain compliance with Departmental and Corporate Standards and procedures for assessments, planning and reviewing of individual casework, ensuring that individual care plans remain relevant and within available resources.

  • To attend a range of meetings, reviews and produce written reports where required to do so.

  • To maintain accurate and up to date case records, both electronically and on case files in relation to each child, young person and family in line with Service policy.

  • To positively represent the organisation and Directorate in all meetings, reviews, Court and other forums and produce written reports where required to do so.

  • To actively participate in professional supervision and appraisal with your designated supervisor in line with Service policy.

  • To take professional responsibility for your continuous professional development with the support of your supervisor including identifying training needs and development targets.

  • To actively participate in team meetings including contributing to the development of the Annual Team Plan and overall performance improvement of the team/service.

  • To provide any information/reports as required by you supervisor and/or their line manager(s).

  • To be responsible for ensuring the use of available resources to meet identified needs in a flexible and efficient way.

If interested, please submit CV and call Varsha on 02036913890 between 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri) for more details

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Job overview

  • Job Reference

    J12702

  • Offered Salary

    £12-£13 / £hour

  • Location

    Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

  • Job Type

    Contract

  • Date Posted

    13/02/2025

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