Family Support Worker

Join us!

Contact is a national charity for families with disabled children. We provide information, advice and support, and bring families together so they can support each other. We campaign to improve their circumstances, and for their right to be included and equal in society.

About the role

Contact has a long history of supporting families of children with disabilities aged 0-25 in the London Borough of Lambeth. The project has an office in the Weare 336 building in Brixton.

The project currently has a full time Project Manager, and we are looking to recruit a part time Family Worker. The project is directly line managed by the national Contact’s London Family Support Projects Manager.

The project receives its core funding from the Local Authority.

You will support the manager in Lambeth in delivering and providing families in Lambeth high quality information, advice and support.

What we’re looking for

Experience of working with and supporting families who have disabled children and/or additional needs.  Good organizational and administrative skills.

Knowledge and experience of the issues and concerns that affect families who have disabled children and/or additional needs, e.g. benefits, social care and education.

Knowledge and experience of welfare benefits, especially Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and other benefits targeted at families with disabled children and/or additional needs

Good communication, listening skills, time management and networking skills.

How to apply

Please return a completed application form along with an equal opportunities monitoring form (downloadable as part of the job pack) by the date stated below.

Important dates

Closing date:   Sunday 27 October 2024 at 23:59 o’clock
Interview date: The week commencing 4 November 2024