Family Support Worker – Pan Greater Manchester

POPS; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community support organization in Greater Manchester seeks a Family Support Worker to provide tailored support and guidance to individuals on probation and their families. The role involves managing casework and coordinating referrals to specialist agencies. Candidates should have experience in working with diverse communities and excellent interpersonal skills. This is a peripatetic role requiring travel across Greater Manchester, emphasizing a person-centered approach to aid individuals in maintaining positive relationships and compliance with probation conditions.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support and advice to individuals with complex needs.
• Strong communication skills for working with diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 support and advice to persons on probation and their families.
• Coordinate referrals to specialist agencies as necessary.
• Work as part of a team to offer emotional support to visitors.

Job description

Family Support Worker – Pan Greater Manchester

Location: Pan Greater Manchester

Responsible to: POPS’ Operations Manager

Salary: £13. 97 per hour

Contract: N/A

About POPS

POPS recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination.

As this role involves working with men and women from diverse communities, we welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates.

The Wellbeing Family Service is an integral part of the Greater Manchester Rehabilitation Service (GM IRS) – Wellbeing Programme in Greater Manchester. The family service is a needs-led, person-centred service, to support People on Probation to resolve any family or relationship challenges which may be impacting on their compliance to the conditions of their licence or community sentence.

Purpose of the post

Operating on a case management basis, the role of Family Support Worker is a needs-led, person-centred service, offering relationship support and advice to people on probation, and their family or relationship network, many of whom will have multiple or complex needs. The post holder will provide 1-1 support advice to the person on probation and their family where required, supporting, and coordinating referrals to specialist agencies were necessary to enable the person on probation to improve and maintain positive relationship networks.

The Wellbeing Family Service will be based at POPS’ head office in Manchester, the role is peripatetic – requiring travel to various locations across Greater Manchester.

The post-holder will work as part of a team to provide practical and emotional advice and support to all visitors.