About the Service and Team
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Disabled Children & Therapy Service (DC&TS) and to work in a specialist, multi-disciplinary team which supports disabled children, young people and their families.
About the Role
The Disabled Children & Therapy Service (DC&TS) is a specialist, multi-disciplinary service that supports disabled children, young people and their families whose main need for services arises from their disability or intrinsic condition. The service intervenes where children’s needs cannot be fully met by universal services alone, providing statutory social care assessments and services at various tiers.
Disabled Children’s Family Workers:
- Work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate support and provide regular reviews of needs after statutory social work assessments.
- Hold case responsibility for direct work with disabled children and young people aged 0 to 18 years and their parents/carers.
- Use evidence-based approaches and intervention skills such as the Outcomes Star, Signs of Safety, Motivational Interviewing and the Family Partnership Model.
- Devise Child Support Plans, undertake Section 17 family assessments, provide immediate support during family emergencies, and review progress against agreed outcomes.
- Contribute to social work-led support and maintain a solution-focused, goal-oriented approach.
This is a public/customer-facing role, subject to the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers and enhanced criminal record disclosure checks.
About You
- At least 3 years’ experience working with children and young people with disabilities.
- Relevant Level 3 qualification.
- Excellent understanding of the needs of disabled children, young people and their families, recognising parents as experts.
- Track record of improving outcomes for disabled children.
- Passion for disability, energetic, motivated, and able to make practice enjoyable.
- Committed to multi-agency work and a strengths-based approach to develop resilience and reduce dependency.
- Knowledge of statutory services and relevant agencies, with flexibility to include all family members and support networks.
Working Pattern
Full-time post:Monday – Thursday: 08:45 – 17:15Friday: 08:45 – 16:45Compressed hours may be considered.
What You’ll Get In Return
- A competitive salary.
- A defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings, with optional voluntary contributions.
- A generous annual leave entitlement with the option to purchase additional leave.
- A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme.
- Access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits. Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision. We strive to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities, including race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles.
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