Parenting & Girls Support Worker - IYSS

You will provide targeted one-to-one and group support for parents and carers, alongside gender-responsive work with girls and young women.

Working within a multi-disciplinary service, you will complete strengths-based assessments, agree purposeful support plans and coordinate timely interventions that reduce risk, build resilience and improve family relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build trusted, respectful relationships with parents, carers, girls and young women.
• Undertake holistic assessments and develop clear, outcome-focused support plans.
• Deliver evidence-informed parenting programmes, individual sessions and group activities.
• Provide gender-responsive support that develops confidence, healthy relationships, safety, wellbeing and aspirations.
• Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, exploitation, domestic abuse and other risks.
• Work creatively with families who may be reluctant to engage, using outreach and flexible approaches.
• Collaborate with schools, social care, health, community organisations and other partners to provide coordinated support.
• Maintain accurate, timely case records and contribute to reviews, meetings and outcome monitoring.
• Promote equality, inclusion and culturally responsive practice across all aspects of the role.

Requirements:

• Experience of supporting children, young people and families in a youth, family support, early help, education, social care or community setting.
• Understanding of adolescent development, parenting approaches, safeguarding and the issues that may affect girls and young women.
• Confidence managing a varied caseload, facilitating groups and working collaboratively with partner agencies.

Desirable Skills:

• Communicate sensitively and effectively with families from diverse backgrounds.
• Use professional curiosity, sound judgement and clear boundaries.
• Recognise strengths while addressing risk and challenge constructively.
• Plan and deliver engaging individual and group interventions.
• Work independently while contributing positively to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to safeguarding, anti-discriminatory practice and the voice of children, young people and families.

What We Offer:

• A supportive and collaborative IYSS team.
• Regular supervision, learning and professional development.
• The opportunity to shape responsive support for families, girls and young women.
• Meaningful work with a direct impact on children, young people and communities.