About Us

Malachi is an innovative specialist therapeutic family support organisation founded in 1991. We work across the Midlands and Staffordshire providing support in over 300 schools and community settings to parent/carers, young people and professionals through a range of counselling based therapeutic interventions to create lasting change.

About the role

As a Family Support Worker with Malachi, you will be enabling families to achieve and maintain outcomes that best supports them. No two days will be the same, as you will be working within different community settings or the homes of those we support within the West Midlands area. Meeting with families to provide a package of support interventions to meet their targeted needs. You will be proactively engaging and supporting families to strengthen and improve their outcomes, develop their resilience and reduce dependency on external specialist services. You will also be working directly with parents to uncover underlying issues, enabling them to gain and maintain independence and control over all aspects of their lives.

This role will involve travel through out Staffordshire covering, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth and East Staffordshire.

It is envisaged that this role initially will be primarily based in the District of East Staffordshire.

About You

As a Malachi Family Support Worker you will need to be an energetic communicator with excellent engagement and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with young people, parent/carers and professionals. You will be committed to enhancing the lives of children, young people and their families. You will also need to be emotionally resilient and be able to maintain a professional relationship with those that we support.

We value our employees and offer a competitive starting salary of £25,250 per year, along with a pay raise at 12 months. Our benefits package also includes an industry-leading 45 days of PAID annual leave. Raising to 50 days following after a years service.

What we are looking for

Level 3 in Family Support Work or equivalent qualification is desirable

Ability to engage with parents/care giver on a one to one basis

An awareness of Safeguarding and Child protection Issues

Able to work independently with minimal supervision

An understanding and knowledge of child attachment

Previous demonstrable experience of working directly with families on both a one-to-one and group basis

Experience in completing an assessment tool, for example, Outcome Stars and Early Help Assessments is desirable but not essential

The role requires extensive travel to sites across areas of East Staffordshire, Tamworth, Lichfield and Cannock As such driving is an essential part of the role. It is essential that candidates have use of their own vehicle which has suitable business insurance and a full driving licence.

The working pattern for this role is Monday to Friday, working 7.5 hours between 8.30am-6pm to suit the needs of our clients.

For the right candidate we would consider a 3 or 4 day working week.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support and guidance to families in need, focusing on children’s well-being and development.
• Collaborate with parents to create effective strategies for managing challenges.
• Conduct assessments to identify family needs and resources.
• Maintain accurate records of interactions and progress.
• Drive to various locations as required to meet families and attend meetings.
• Foster a supportive and trusting environment for families to thrive.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Free or subsidised travel
• Sick pay