Best Start Inclusion Practitioner (BSIP)

Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

32 days annual leave

Remote/office blend

Season ticket loan

Career development

Employee Assistance Programme

Health & leisure discounts

Bike scheme

Sabbatical for SWs

Job summary

Enfield Council is seeking a Best Start Inclusion Practitioner to work with children and families through Family Hubs, early years settings and partner agencies. You will promote inclusive practice, deliver parenting programmes and provide guidance and practical support to families with children in the early years.

The role requires experience with SEND, safeguarding and knowledge of early years frameworks, with strong partnership working and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting children with additional or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Knowledge of current early years frameworks, legislation, and best practice.
• Strong partnership working skills with families, early years providers, and multi-agency professionals.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and manage a varied caseload.
• Commitment to equality, inclusion, and improving outcomes for children and families.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group and individual parenting intervention programmes.
• Provide advice, guidance, signposting and practical support to families.
• Identify needs early, remove barriers to learning and development, and improve outcomes for children and families.
• Work with children and families through Family Hubs, early years settings, and partner agencies.

Skills

SEND

Early years

Safeguarding

Multi-agency

Communication

Organisation

Record-keeping

Independent working

Equality & inclusion

Job description

About the role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Best Start Inclusion Practitioner (BSIP) to join our Early Help and Children’s Services team. In this rewarding role, you will work with children and families through Family Hubs, early years settings, and partner agencies to promote inclusive practice. This work will ensure that young children with additional needs receive the support they need to achieve the best possible start in life and will include delivering group and individual parenting intervention programmes. You will provide advice, guidance, signposting and practical support to families with children in the early years, helping to identify needs early, remove barriers to learning and development, and improve outcomes for children and families.

About Enfield Council

At Enfield Council, we are committed to creating a borough where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. We are proud of our diverse communities and are dedicated to delivering high-quality services that make a real difference to the lives of residents. Our workforce is passionate, innovative, and focused on achieving positive outcomes for children and families. By joining us, you will become part of a supportive organisation that values collaboration, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience of working with young children and families, particularly within early years, education, health, or community settings. You will have a sound understanding of child development, inclusion, safeguarding, and the challenges faced by children with emerging or identified additional needs. You will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience of supporting children with additional or special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Knowledge of current early years frameworks, legislation, and best practice.
• Strong partnership working skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with associated teams, families, early years providers, and multi-agency professionals.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and record-keeping skills.
• The ability to work independently, prioritise workload effectively, and manage a varied caseload.
• A commitment to equality, inclusion, and improving outcomes for children and families.
• Our offer to the candidate to include anything in addition to the benefits package detailed in the section below.

Enfield's Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/

"This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment".

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 32 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.
• 1 month paid sabbatical for registered Social Workers working in Children's Social Care.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That's why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we'd love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, to find out more.

Certain posts in the Council are 'politically restricted' which means that staff employed in these posts may not undertake political activities either in or outside the workplace and therefore if candidates are affiliated with any political party, we may not be able to proceed with their application.