PBS Family Support Worker

Role Responsibility

Positive Behaviour Support - Family Support Worker

1X Permanent Full Time Post - 37 hours per week

Do you want to be part of a growing and exciting service? We are recruiting a Positive Behaviour Support Family Support Worker into the Strengthening Independence Service for Disabled Children and Young Adults (0-25).

You will undertake time-limited, outcomes-focused work with Disabled Children and Young People aged 0-25 and their families and support them to continue to care for their Child or Young person within the family or home. You will promote change within families and support Young People as they prepare to become adults and in their early adult life. You will work under the direction of the Provision Manager, working in conjunction with Social Workers and their Team Managers.

You will be working with Children, Young People and their families to support:

• early intervention to develop and implement PBS strategies to manage behaviours of concern.
• intensive work to prevent children and young people having to leave their family home
• supporting the development of independence skills
• time-limited outcome focused interventions
• Undertake the delivery of parent/ carer workshops across a range of required needs.

You will need to be able to work flexibly, including some evening and weekend work, to fit in with families’ availability. You will be based at one of the Overnight Short Break Units in the east of the county and receive support and training for the role, so this will give great opportunities for your own development. 

The bases with be Dartford/ Gravesend, However, most work will be with families in the community or home working.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application to the Disclosure and Barring service:

Contact Details

Please phone Patricia Nolze on 07976837056 or email patricia.nolze@kent.gov.uk, or  Natasha Pearson on 07989 438710 or email natasha.pearson@kent.gov.uk if you would like to discuss the post prior to application.

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.