Outreach Family Support Worker

We are working closely with local authority in Liverpool to assist with the appointment of an Outreach Family Support Worker , on a 3 -months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay : £18.90- £24.76 per hour

Summary

The Outreach Family Support Worker provides high-quality, outreach and home-based Early Help support to children, young people, and families using a whole-family approach. Working within Liverpool City Council's Early Help Service, the postholder manages an allocated caseload of complex Level 2 and Level 3 Early Help cases, delivering targeted interventions that improve outcomes, strengthen family resilience, and prevent escalation to statutory social care services.

Responsibilities

• Hold and manage an allocated caseload of complex Early Help cases, providing intensive outreach and home-based family support.
• Undertake comprehensive Early Help Assessments to identify strengths, needs, risks, and appropriate interventions.
• Act as the Lead Professional, coordinating support and delivering effective multi-agency plans for children, young people, and families.
• Support families stepping down from Children's Social Care and provide continuity of support during transitions between statutory and Early Help services.
• Apply the Signs of Safety framework and other outcome-focused practice models to support sustainable family change.
• Contribute to service improvement, quality assurance, and the development of Early Help practice.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Health and Social Care, Childcare, Family Support, Youth Work, Early Years, Community Work, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Mathematics.

Essentials

• Experience working directly with children, young people, and families within Early Help, family support, children's services, youth services, education, health, or community settings.
• Experience supporting vulnerable children, adolescents, and families experiencing complex needs, including behavioural, emotional, mental health, safeguarding, domestic abuse, substance misuse, or family breakdown.
• Experience maintaining accurate electronic case records, assessments, and reports.
• Experience undertaking Early Help Assessments and coordinating multi-agency support plans.

Please note

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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