Family Worker

Starting salary: £36,984
Job Level: Level 3, Zone 2
Work Location: 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG and various Children’s Centres
Hours per week: 36
Contract type: 2 x Permanent & 1 x Fixed term/Secondment for 12 months
Closing date: Sunday 26th February 2023 at 23:59
Interviews to be held Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd March 2023
Alternative flexible working options available / open to discussion

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.

About us

Camden is listening to everyone, including you.

We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. As a Family Worker, you’ll provide support to families with children from pregnancy to age 5 years, helping to improve futures and reduce inequality.

About the team

The Integrated Early Years’ Service (Camden Sure Start) has an ambitious vision for young children and families in the borough in which integrated universal and targeted services are developed and delivered through strong relationships between midwives, health visitors and GPs, early education providers, Family Workers, Job Centre Plus, primary schools, voluntary sector organisations and parents. Based on local need, services are delivered from children’s centers and across a network of community buildings, in five localities covering the whole of Camden.

The role

You will be mainly based at one of Camden’s 5 community Children Centers hubs. The Children Centre’s offer is part of Camden’s Early Help services which focuses on making interventions at an early stage once problems for children have begun but before they escalate. It involves taking a joined-up, multilevel, holistic approach to reduce the potential for poor long-term outcomes for children and their families.

Please note these posts are based at Camden’s five children’s centres and staff may need to work from different venues to meet the needs of the service.

The integrated Family Support and Health Visiting teams deliver the Universal Healthy Child Programme and targeted interventions for children and their mums, dads, and carers, from pregnancy to age five years.

The emphasis is on prevention, early intervention, and whole-family assessment, using the common assessment framework (CAF).

Through universal screening, the Health Visiting teams identify children, mums, dads and carers with additional needs and provide support to improve outcomes and reduce inequality. The multi-agency teams consist of Family Support and Health Visiting as well as a range of multi-disciplinary expertise, including CAMHS, Speech and Language Therapy, Welfare Rights Advice, Employment and Training support and Housing advice.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.

About you

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity it is essential the successful candidate is educated to GCSE level or equivalent including numeracy and literacy. Additionally you’ll have evidence further education e.g. NVQ, B-TEC or equivalent in a relevant level 3 or possess significant experience in a similar post in family support work within an Early Years’ Service

You’ll be a committed and passionate professional who can create high quality assessments and deliver services tailored to the needs of children and their families. It is vital to have a good understanding of early childhood development, with experience of using child protection and safeguarding procedures as required. You must be able to work to deadlines and deliver a responsive a flexible service to families.

Working for Camden

We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we provide support to young families, and we’ll redefine what a career can be. If that sounds good to you, we’d love to talk.

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' to see full details of our benefits.

Additional information

To view the Job Profile, please click HERE or copy and paste the below URL into your browser: http://camdocs.camden.gov.uk/HPRMWebDrawer/Record/9969484/file/document?inline

To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website by copy and pasting the below URL into your browser: https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG