Job Introduction
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Family Support Assistant to join the Family Assessment and Support Team (FAST) .
This service operates 8am – 9pm 7 days per week, in order to meet the assessed needs of families in their own homes, providing practical support to assist families with improving home conditions, implementing household and morning routines and providing budgeting support. This work is completed in accordance with a Family Support plan which is drawn up and overseen by the case holding Social Worker.
You will need to have experience of working with children and families, but this does not need to be within a Statutory service and be committed to working together with parents to improve their children’s home environment, routines and support parents to meet their children’s basic needs.
This role involves lone working but as part of a large and busy team there will also be opportunities to support colleagues with joint visits and pieces of work as required. You will need to have the use of your own car for work purposes.
This is a 25 hours per week post from 8am -1pm shift Monday – Friday with some flexibility depending on workload to start later in the morning if required
Interview date: 13.04.22
For more information please contact Deputy Manager Kay Newman or Senior Practitioner Nicola Brand on: 01908 253232
Main Responsibility
- To work with families in their own homes providing practical support to improve home conditions and household safety
- To undertake assessment of family’s financial circumstances and provide budgeting support, basic debt advice and signpost to money advice services
- To support families with developing effective morning routines for children including healthy eating and school routines
- To keep accurate and timely electronic records of interventions completed with families.
- To contribute to multi agency meetings as required providing accurate written reports of work.
The Ideal Candidate
- Good verbal and written communication skills and IT skills.
- Direct work skills with adults.
- Ability to work flexibly alongside other agencies/professionals and work effectively as a team.
- Emotional and physical resilience to work in a practical support role with vulnerable families in their own homes.
Package Description
We are really proud of the benefits we are able to offer our staff here at Milton Keynes Council, including:-
- Local Government Pension Scheme, considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates of 19.7%
- 27 days annual leave per year in addition to statutory and public holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Our Professional Development Centre provides access to courses such as in-house management development programmes endorsed by the Institute of Leadership, Apprenticeship Programmes (junior and senior), coaching and mentoring and access to our Smarter Learning portal
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cashplan
- MK Advantage benefits package – a range of savings on a wide range of retail, leisure and entertainment products and services such as Pizza Express, M&S, B&Q, John Lewis and Arriva Travel.
- SmartGo – Aimed at encouraging low-carbon transport and healthy lifestyle with discounted travel e.g. Halfords, Arriva, Europcar, National Railcards and Stagecoach.
- Homebuy Scheme (for eligible roles)
- Smarter working which provides the opportunity to work from various locations including from home for a proportion of your role (subject to business needs)
- A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity entitlements
- Childcare Subsidy
About The Organisation
Milton Keynes is a diverse, multi cultural, adrenaline packed expanding city with so much to offer on its door step. From beautiful open spaces, a busy theatre district, large shopping centre to a number of cultural and leisure facilities.
Milton Keynes Council has an array of responsibilities, such as: education, housing, highways and social services. Altogether, the council provides over 240 services to the citizens of Milton Keynes, and to meet such an extensive and diverse range of challenges we must be innovative and dynamic to provide services successfully to meet the increasing demands that will accompany the growth of Milton Keynes. How better to contribute to that continued success than through a unique and rewarding career with us. Here at Milton Keynes Council, we pride ourselves on modelling our values, that were co-created with colleague. We are dedicated, respectful and collaborative as we strive every day to make a difference to local people and the community we serve. If you share our values and want to experience a fulfilling job measured on outcomes and results with great work-life balance, make a move to Milton Keynes Council.
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