Early Help Practitioner: Family & Refugee Support

Royal-Borough-of-Kensington-and-Chelsea

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 35,000 - 45,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea seeks an Early Help Practitioner on a 12 month FTC to support families experiencing complex challenges across the borough. You will manage a caseload, conduct whole-family assessments and develop outcome-focused plans with partners.

You will provide one-to-one emotional and practical support, act as a link worker for asylum hotels and support Afghan families, Homes for Ukraine guests and those in temporary accommodation, contributing to multi-agency work

Qualifications

Experience supporting children, young people and families facing complex challenges, including households with No Recourse to Public Funds, asylum seekers, refugees or families in temporary accommodation.
Solid understanding of safeguarding principles, thresholds of need and preventative early help practices.
Background knowledge or training in early help, youth work, family support, refugee services, education or safeguarding valued.

Responsibilities

Provide direct early help support to children, young people and families.
Carry out whole-family assessments and create outcome-focused plans with each family.
Deliver one-to-one emotional, practical and motivational support using strengths-based approaches.
Act as a designated link worker for asylum hotels and support resettled Afghan families, Homes for Ukraine guests and households in temporary accommodation.
Participate in the Early Help duty rota and ensure timely responses to emerging needs.
Partner with schools and other services to improve attendance and reduce barriers to learning; maintain multi-agency relationships and document case notes.