Family Support Coordinator
12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Grade: 4
Join Surrey Heath Borough Council and be part of an organisation who is committed to delivery through meaningful community engagement and excellent customer service. We have a friendly and supportive staff culture with people who want to help make a real difference in our community for everyone that lives and works here. We welcome a culture of innovation and creativity by welcoming new ideas from everyone.
About the Role
The Surrey Family Support Programme is an innovative multi-agency project that supports the successful co-ordination of local statutory and voluntary services to work in partnership with families with complex and multiple needs.
The programme identifies families with issues such as unemployment, anti-social and offending behaviour, school attendance, domestic abuse and substance misuse and other concerns. These families are supported towards better outcomes through a single multi-agency assessment, a Family Support Plan and co-ordinated partnership working.
About You
- Be passionate and committed to multi-agency working as a way of support to families
- Be able to work to targets set out by the national agenda
- Have appropriate previous experience of working in a relevant field
- Be an effective communicator
- Have an effective understanding of safeguarding procedures for vulnerable children, young people and adults
- Be skilled at developing ways of working that can bring about positive change to families or individuals
Additional Information
Benefits
We are committed to providing a healthy work life balance for our employees, with hybrid working and other flexible working arrangements on offer. A laptop and mobile phone will be provided for your role if applicable. We offer a generous benefits package including a minimum of 23 days’ annual leave rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service, plus Bank Holidays, a generous local government pension scheme, free parking for all employees and payment of a professional membership fee. As well as subsidised gym membership at our local Places Leisure Centre and great savings from supermarkets, shopping, cycle to work schemes and holidays via the My Staff Shop scheme.
Closing date: Sunday 8th January 2023
Interview date: Thursday 12th January at Surrey Heath House, Camberley
Contact details
For an informal conversation, please contact the Team Manager, Emily Burrill on 07342 070788 or Emily.burrill@surreyheath.gov.uk
Surrey Heath Borough Council is committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
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