Senior Parenting Family Support Worker (CDC)

Job Description

Job title: Senior Parenting Family Support Worker (CDC)

Company: Doncaster Council

Job description: The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job details Job reference REQ16045 Date posted 12/01/2024 Application closing date 28/01/2024 Location Adwick Leisure Centre Salary Grade 8, £31,372 – £34,949 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type Childrens Social Work Attachments

Senior Parenting Family Support Worker (CDC) Job description

Based at: Adwick Leisure Centre

Salary details: Grade 8, £31,372 – £34,949

Contract Type: Temporary until 20th September 2024 to provide Maternity Cover, Full time, 37 hours per week

Closing date: 28th January 2024

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Doncaster Council.

We are passionate about Doncaster – it’s a great place to live, do business and visit.

We have plenty to shout about – Doncaster is the UK’s best connected location, we have many major developments in the pipeline, a vibrant urban centre with a thriving arts and cultural scene, sport and leisure attractions, wonderful green spaces and a fascinating heritage. We firmly believe, as do our partners, that Doncaster is the place to be with a bright future and ambitions ahead of it. But don’t just take our word for it – anyone joining the council, can look forward to expanding their knowledge and skills in a dynamic, creative and nurturing environment while truly making a difference to the communities we serve.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit a full time, tempoary

Family Support Worker in our Parenting and Family Support Service. (Maternity Cover until approximately September 2024).

We are looking for someone who has the experience of family support working directly with children and families. A person who is confident, knowledgeable and has the skills to succeed in this intensive parenting and family support role and who is able to work in a busy working environment.

We are looking for a highly motivated practitioner who can work as part of a family support team and work collaboratively with our partners.

A person that is competent of recording on an electronic system and who is a reflective practitioner.

A family support worker who understands safeguarding and thresholds.

You will have the ability to, and experience of completing parenting sessions and other appropriate interventions with families that have complex needs at a Team Around the Child level. You will use a whole family approach and evidenced based practices to improve the outcomes for children and families you work with.

If this is you, we would be proud to have you in our Service and await your application.

In return, we are committed to support your own professional learning and development through our workforce development programme, informal and formal learning opportunities, regular reflective case supervision, peer supervision and peer support.

Further details about the responsibilities and requirements of the role are contained in the job profile and role summary.

In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, local government pension scheme and access to a range of staff discount and flexible benefits schemes. Visit our

page to find out more.

Shortlisting will take place week commencing 29th January 2024 and it is anticipated that interviews will be held week commencing 5th February 2024.

For further details or an informal chat, please contact: Rebecca Everton, Tel: 01302 737994 or email:

This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at

Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.

Expected salary: £31372 – 34949 per year

Location: Doncaster

Job date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 07:23:00 GMT

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