Early Help Facilitator

Leicestershire County Council; Glenfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Glenfield seeks an experienced practitioner to support early help services. The ideal candidate will work with various agencies to provide timely assistance to families facing complex challenges, fostering a trauma-informed and inclusive environment. An enhanced DBS check is required for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing support to families.
• Knowledge of issues impacting families such as domestic violence and mental health.
• Ability to work with diverse colleagues and promote equality.

Responsibilities

• Support and motivate a multi-agency workforce.
• Engage partners to provide early help services.
• Conduct an enhanced DBS check.

Skills

Experience in early help services

Motivation and inspiration skills

Understanding of child development

Coordinating agency responses

Knowledge of safeguarding practices

Education

Level 3 qualification in social care, health or childcare

Job description

Flexible Working Options

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.

Job Overview

Are you an experienced, passionate, and confident practitioner with the tenacity and resilience to support, challenge and motivate a multi-agency workforce? If so, we have multiple permanent roles available to network with a discipline of external partners and agencies across Leicestershire to ensure Early Help is embedded across schools, health, housing, police and more! If you would like the opportunity to join this new and exciting team, please ensure you showcase your experiences, skills and knowledge within Early Help services. Please include how you will engage partners in your vision of implementing Early Help support across Leicestershire to ensure we are giving families the right help at the right time. We are looking for a child‑focussed, trauma‑informed and inclusive approach to empowering our partners and colleagues to provide robust Early Help and support. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. social care, health or childcare, OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience, skills, competencies and knowledge outlined below.
• Experience of working with partners and of co‑ordinating agency responses in complex cases to achieve positive outcomes for families with complex needs.
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic violence and abuse, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, poverty, housing. To include an understanding of, and compliance with, information sharing protocols and confidentiality.
• A good knowledge of child development and of interventions that promote children’s learning and development and an understanding of issues relating to school readiness, transitions and school attendance.
• Ability to motivate and inspire colleagues from a range of agencies to work together in the best interests of families, service providers and the wider community.
• Proven ability to recognise Child Protection issues and Safeguarding practice.
• You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

Disability Confidence

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