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Family support workers

We are responsible for helping disabled children and young people to remain living at home.

This enables them to remain living within their family environment and reduces the need for residential services.

Our work is compliant with the Domiciliary Care Agencies Regulations 2002 and our work includes the following responsibilities:
  • Providing intensive support when a child's main carer is incapacitated
  • Providing support to parents and siblings with the management of children and young people who have difficult or challenging behaviour
  • Working with colleagues to implement a child's health care and development programme, for example, physiotherapy, portage etc, including facilitating children's appointments at hospitals in the Bristol and Weston-super-Mare areas
  • Providing practical and emotional support to families when a child is newly diagnosed as having a disability or life-limiting illness
  • Providing practical and emotional support to families following the death of their disabled children
  • Providing activities and support to children and families with the greatest need during school holiday periods using a priority system
  • Helping support young people to develop social and independence skills

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