Family Support Worker (Social Prescriber)

About us:

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice, we care for children and young people whose lives are just too short. Our aim is to reach every family that needs our help and to offer them the very best choice of care. Did you know that every year we need to raise £5m to keep our doors open and only around 20% of our income comes from government sources? The rest has to be raised through fundraising activity.

Our services include short overnight stays and community breaks at home or in the hospice. We also support the whole family from diagnosis with our multi-disciplinary Family Support team who provide counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy and much more. Our care team support these families in our modern, purpose-built building. All our rooms bedrooms have a homely feel. We have a sensory room, spa pool, cinema room and six acres of gardens.

We support families from a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families and staff to use.

The role:

To provide support to families experiencing short- or long-term difficulties associated with caring for a child or young person with a complex life-limiting condition as part of the wider service offer within Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

• £27,795 (22,236 pro rata) pa (FTE)
• 30 hours per week

The requirements:

To fulfil the role effectively you will be a creative and resilient person and able to work collaboratively with your team. You will have experience of working with children and families who have complex needs, offering support packages that meet their individual requirements.

You will be able to connect with a wide variety of local system partners, community activities and support services to signpost families to appropriate help such as for wellbeing, housing, welfare, social support and financial advice. You will develop a defined caseload of families requiring more regular, direct support to facilitate the assessment of individual needs, monitor progress and ensure this is reviewed regularly using an evidence-based approach.

In return, we can offer you a fantastic working environment and the following benefits:
• 33 days’ annual leave with the option to buy and sell
• Sick pay
• Health Care Cash Back Scheme
• Free counselling sessions
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Enhanced paternity pay
• Enhanced parental bereavement leave
• Compassionate leave
• Salary sacrifice scheme
• Training & Development
• Investment in your wellbeing
• Volunteering & shadowing days
• Free parking on main site
• Free drinks and subsidised meals
• Time off in lieu
• Uniform
• Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card
• Eligible for The Company Shop

At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice we value everyone who works with us, embrace individual differences and recognise that great things happen when we work together.

How to apply:

For more information about the job role, or to apply, please click here.

• Please download the job description and person specification for more information and if you think you have what we are looking for, download and complete the application form above and return it to recruitment@bluebellwood.org
• For informal enquiries please contact 01909 514360, or email Head of Family Support, sarah.bottrell@bluebellwood.org

Previous applicants need not apply

Closing date: 21st March 2025

Interviews: 3rd April 2025