Early Help Family Support Practitioner

Service Care Solutions; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family support service provider is looking for an Early Help Family Support Practitioner in Hackney. The role involves delivering high-quality, child-centred interventions to families facing multiple challenges. Key responsibilities include conducting holistic assessments, developing targeted support plans, and coordinating with multi-agency teams to enhance child development and wellbeing. Ideal candidates are empathetic, skilled in relationship-building, and knowledgeable about safeguarding practices. This full-time role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on families' lives.

Qualifications

• Empathetic and passionate about family outcomes.
• Confident in child assessments and intervention planning.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Deliver family-centred support and collaborate with practitioners.
• Carry out holistic family assessments for understanding needs.
• Develop child-centred plans with clear targets.

Skills

Child-centred approach

Strong relationship-building skills

Assessment and planning skills

Knowledge of safeguarding

Effective communication skills

Job description

Job Overview

Early Help Family Support Practitioner – Hackney

Location: Hackney
Contract: Full time – initially 3 months (potential to be extended)
Salary: £28 UMBRELLA per hour

About the Role

As an Early Help Family Support Practitioner, you will play a vital role in delivering high‑quality, child‑centred interventions that empower families with multiple and complex needs. Working within a wider multi‑agency system, you’ll provide early, intensive support that promotes resilience, strengthens parenting capacity, and helps ensure children can thrive. This is an opportunity to use your creativity, professional judgement, and relationship‑building skills to make a meaningful impact at the earliest stage.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver high‑quality, family‑centred support and collaborate with a team of Early Help Practitioners to provide timely, impactful interventions.
• Carry out holistic family assessments using evidence‑based tools to understand adverse childhood experiences and factors affecting family functioning.
• Develop child‑centred plans with clear outcomes, targets, and review dates, using Hackney’s Early Help Assessment Form.
• Provide bespoke support to children and families through one‑to‑one work, home visits, group sessions, and targeted interventions.
• Promote and strengthen attachment between parents and children, enhancing overall child development and wellbeing.
• Respond resourcefully to risks and early signs of poor outcomes, making full use of community resources and settings to reduce isolation and enhance support networks.
• Act as the lead professional for families, coordinating information sharing and support at Multi‑Agency Team (MAT) meetings and facilitating Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings.
• Work in accordance with Hackney Family Support Practice Guidance and the Multi‑Agency Team protocol.
• Create a safe environment that protects and safeguards children, ensuring all safeguarding procedures are rigorously followed.
• Identify and address barriers to positive parenting such as housing, financial issues, and access to services.
• Coordinate and deliver parenting groups to strengthen parental understanding, confidence, and skills.
• Support parents/carers through tailored interventions that enhance their capacity to meet their child’s needs.
• Participate in children’s centre and wider service activities, contributing to an inclusive and supportive environment for families.
• Adapt to the needs of the service, including occasional evening or weekend work when required.

About You

• Child‑centred, empathetic, and passionate about improving family outcomes.
• Skilled at forming strong, trusting relationships with families and partners.
• Confident in undertaking assessments and planning targeted interventions.
• Knowledgeable about safeguarding and committed to best practice.
• A strong communicator who thrives in multi‑agency settings.

If you are interested in this role and would like to apply – please do get in contact by either applying now, sending over your most up‑to‑date CV to (url removed) or by phone: (phone number removed).