Family Support Worker

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and dynamic clinical support worker within the Intensive Support Team (ISF) Wirral. You will join a small and friendly team consisting of a Specialist Nurse, Clinical psychologist and 2x Assistant Psychologists.

This post is a Band 3 full time permanent position, working with the team and supporting them in the delivery of intensive interventions, within the community for young people with a diagnosis of autism and /or a learning disability, with the aim of preventing the need for hospital admission.

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic individual with strong communication and organisational and IT skills, who is also able to work autonomously.

The Trust currently supports the Real Living Wage (RLW) hourly rate as set by the Living Wage Federation and will apply a pay supplement if the national A4C hourly rate falls below this.

Main duties of the job

• A high level of enthusiasm and dedication to providing quality, community based mental health support services to children, and young people with disabilities and their families
• Experience of and/or an interest in working with children and young people with disabilities and their families.
• To have the necessary communication skills to develop working relationships with families and young people and an ability to think flexibly and adapt support using reasonable adjustments to engage with families.
• The main duties will include working with the team, providing clinical and clerical support under the supervision of the specialist nurse.

The post requires information and computer technology skills, and access to transport as the work is community based and you must be able to travel across the Wirral locality.

Working for our organisation

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (CWP) provides health and care services for a population of over one million people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care, as well as the provision of three GP surgeries in Cheshire.

We employ around 4,500 staff across 73 sites and have services across Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool. We also provide specialist services for the North West as a whole.

Our aim is to help improve the lives of everyone in our communities, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We are rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission, with a Good rating overall.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Rainbow Badge Scheme member, Veteran Aware organisation and proud holder of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award, CWP is committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible and developing a culture that values differences, and welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.

We also offer up to three weeks’ induction, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you hit the ground running with CWP.

Whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your existing skills and experience in a new role, you’ll find something to suit you at CWP.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!

Person specification

Qualifications

• NVQ level 3 or NNEB

• Knowledge and understanding in PECS, TEACH, ABA, PCP, SCERTS

Knowledge and Expertise

• Experience in a social care, educational or health setting
• Direct work with children/young people and their families
• Direct work with children/young people with learning disabilities and/or autism
• Direct work with Children/young people who present with behaviours that challenge and mental health issues
• Work on own initiative

• Experience of supporting children in community setting and within the family home
• Work as part of a team
• Ability to work flexibly in various settings

Analytical and judgemental skills

• Use and completion of parenting assessments, risk assessments, positive behaviour plans.

• Ability to work in a multi-agency way