Children's Practitioner - Didcot

Oxfordshire County Council; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a dedicated Children's Practitioner to join their Family Safeguarding & Support team. The role involves delivering effective services, managing a caseload, and engaging with children and families. Candidates should have experience working with vulnerable groups, understanding safeguarding principles, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This position is a chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families in the community.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience working with children, young people, and families.
• Understanding of the impact of abuse and social deprivation.
• Ability to create outcome-driven plans.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective services to children and families.
• Prepare and submit reports as needed.
• Attend reviews and present interventions.

Skills

Understanding of safeguarding principles

Experience with children and families

Strong communication skills

Kindness and respect for diverse backgrounds

Job description

About Us

Workingtogetherto help Children, young people, and families to thrive.

Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the FutureTogether, our ambitioustransformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice. We’re seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of ‘daring to do it differently’, as we continue to strive to do better.

In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we do our very best to help children, young people, and families to thrive. We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.

We’ve been consistently rated as “good” by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we areambitiousand want to do even better! Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which iscommittedto investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.

This includes the successful operation of our transformational model Family Safeguarding & Support.

About the Role

We are looking for a dedicated Children's Practitioner to join our Family Safeguarding & Support(FSS) team and deliver exceptional service to children, young people, and families.

In this role, you will manage a caseload aligned with your experience and capabilities, ensuring the voices of those yousupportare heard. Utilising the FSS Workbook modules and employing a strengths-based approach, you will implement timely and effective interventions to meet their needs.

If this sounds like the role for you, we would love to hear from you!

As part of our team, you will:

• Deliver efficient and effective services to children, young people, and their families.
• Utilise the FSS Workbook modules and a strengths-based approach.
• Prepare and submit written reports as required.
• Attend reviews and core groups, presenting interventions clearly and professionally.
• Keep the social worker fully informed of significant information about allocated families, seeking advice as needed.

About you

We would like to hear from you if you are…

• Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals’ qualities, abilities, and diverse backgrounds.
• Advocating forequality and integrityin all you do.
• Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.
• Willing totake responsibilityand contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council’s vision.
• Driventodo it differentlyto embark on a journey of continuous improvement.

You will have:

• Relevant experience of working with children and/or young people and/or families.
• Anunderstandingof the impact of abuse, social deprivation and disadvantage on children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge andunderstandingof the application of safeguarding principles.
• Ability to case-hold and within this assess, create, and record outcomedrivenplans for children and young people.