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Family Support Worker

Who are we:  Since 1988, Everton in the Community has become a dynamic force for good, harnessing the unifying power of football to drive social change and addressing societal challenges across Liverpool City Region. Supported by a team of over 130 full-time staff and over 200 volunteers, the independently governed and independently financed charity offers an extensive array of more than 60 programmes and initiatives that tackle a diverse range of social issues. These programmes cover areas such as health, employability, anti-social behaviour, crime, exploitation, education, dementia, and disability. 

Everton in the Community stands firmly beside the most at-risk and most in need members of its local communities, but the needs of the city are ever-growing and ever evolving. 

About the opportunity: Everton in the Community is seeking to appoint a Family Support Worker to join our Children and Youth Services team who support children and young people aged 2 to 25 who are at high risk and facing vulnerability, as well as families within our targeted funded areas (L4/South Sefton, and Speke, Garston and Knowlsey) and of the participants we work with.

The Family Support Worker will inspire and empower young people and adults to pursue positive change, live healthier lives and transition and contribute towards creating ‘stronger communities and brighter futures’

The Family Support will be responsible for implementing, delivering and overseeing the targeted support  programme, working closely with the Senior Manager – Youth and Support to ensure it aligns with the goals and objectives of EITC’s five-year strategy - Trinity Project. 

Other key responsibilities will include:  

• Programme Planning and Implementation, Developing, organising, and co-ordinating programmes or projects, ensuring they meet the goals and objectives in line with funding obligations
• Resource Management, coordinating resources, such as budgets, materials, and equipment, ensuring they are available and used effectively
• Monitoring, Documentation, and Evaluation
• Compliance and Safety, complying with all relevant policies, procedures, training and regulations
• Relationship Building, developing and maintaining positive relationships through effective and timely communication methods
• Marketing and Promotion, working alongside internal and external stakeholders to collate impact suitable for external promotion in line with internal and external stakeholder branding guidelines
• Supporting with the Implementation a robust referral process, identifying risk, protective factors, both during referral and throughout participants time on the programme
• Delivery of both 1-1 personalised mentoring support, and small targeted group work, raising awareness of various topics

Safeguarding   

• To understand the Club’s  Safeguarding policy, procedures and best practice guidelines
• To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to an Anti-bullying environment

Who we are looking for: We are looking for an individual who has a genuine passion for growing and developing programmes that provide life changing opportunities for participants and families.

Experienced in working with complex families and young people and adults from a variety of different backgrounds our successful candidate will also demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• VRQ/NVQ Level 2 in Youth Work or willing to work towards the qualification
• Relevant Mentoring qualifications
• Certificate/Training in Safeguarding
• Experience of 1-to-1 support work with young people and adults; to include assessment, intervention planning and deliver of action plans
• Experience of coordinating engagement events, either with children, young people, adults and/or communities
• Experience of working in partnership with a range of agencies