Family Link Worker (Social Care) Bluf11602

Family Link Worker (Social Care) BLUF11602
Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire
Salary £27,234 – £32,490

Our Client is dedicated to providing a creative, happy and secure environment across their school, college and residential care homes.

The children and young people at their Trust have a range of learning, communication, multi-sensory and physical needs and a number of students with autism spectrum condition.

They currently have an opportunity for a Family Link Worker to join them to work within their Access, Admissions and Assessments Team.

Reporting to the Head of Access, Admissions and Assessments, you will liaise with Deputy Heads of School and College, arranging visits for families / carers and external professionals to the education and care services provided by the Trust, providing full organisation and support. You will be required to visit families / carers and current placements of children, young children and adults referred as part of the pre-assessment and pre-admissions process.

Working collaboratively with the school and college transition coordinators, you will enable them to lead on organising transitions into and out of school / college, providing information about children, young people and adults to the Trust’s children and adults services enabling them to plan an effective transition into residence. You will participate in bringing groups of Parents / Carers together in order to develop and maintain support networks, contribute to internal training and be accountable for your own actions whilst having the aptitude to work independently.

Candidates for this role will have experience of providing support to families coupled with working with children and young people with severe learning disabilities and additional complex needs. With BSL Stage 1 (British Sign Language) and NVQ Level 3, you will have a sound understanding of safeguarding procedures, and policies and planning regarding behaviour support. Together with a working knowledge of Picture Exchange Communications Systems (PECS) and TEACCH principles you will also have good IT skills to research internet, procedure resources and word process.

Candidate will have access to their own car as this job involves visiting schools, services and families / carers in their own homes.

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