Early Help Facilitator

Leicestershire County Council; Quorn; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking an experienced practitioner to join their Early Help services team. This role involves networking with external partners to provide comprehensive support to families in need. Candidates should possess a Level 3 qualification in social care or equivalent experience, along with strong skills in collaboration and an understanding of child development. The successful candidate will help empower colleagues and ensure that families receive timely assistance. An enhanced DBS check is mandatory for this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in coordinating agency responses for families with complex needs.
• Knowledge of issues impacting family lives such as mental health, substance misuse, and domestic violence.
• Understanding of child development and school readiness.

Responsibilities

• Support and challenge a multi-agency workforce to provide Early Help.
• Engage partners in the vision of implementing Early Help support.
• Conduct enhanced DBS checks as part of the hiring process.

Skills

Child-focused approach

Trauma-informed practice

Motivating and inspiring colleagues

Understanding of child protection

Education

Level 3 qualification in relevant subject

Job description

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.

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‑focused, 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 and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process.

About Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council is a and organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the . We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.