Early Help Practitioners

Moonfire Technology; London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant East London Borough seeks two experienced Early Help Practitioners to provide timely support to families. This role involves conducting assessments, leading multi-agency meetings, and ensuring effective family support to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Qualifications

• Experience in completing whole-family assessments and plans.
• Ability to convene multi-agency team meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead role with families to provide holistic support.
• Ensure adherence to principles of one family, one plan.

Skills

Assessment

Family Support

Multi-agency Collaboration

Education

Relevant Qualification in Social Work

Job description

Job Description

Early Help Practitioners x 2

(1 Permanent and 1 Fixed Term until 31/03/26)

PO2 - Salary of £39,855 to £42,324

Application Deadline

The closing date for receipt of your applications is 01/06/25. However, interest in these jobs may be high, and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

We Are Newham

We are a vibrant, dynamic, and culturally rich East London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. We are a challenging yet rewarding place to work, with networks in place to enable you to be the best Practitioner you can be and make a real difference to our children and families. Our social care services were rated as GOOD overall by Ofsted, with leadership rated as OUTSTANDING, but we continue to strive for improvement.

We have been working tirelessly to establish a Centre of Excellence for Children's Services through investment, co-production, and continuous development of our 'Circles of Support' practice model, which centers on systemic and restorative practice and offers specialist support for Practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development, and we would love for you to learn and grow with us.

About Us

Early Help and Prevention Services in Newham are undergoing a transformation to provide timely and dynamic joined-up support to children and families.

Our primary aims are early detection and identification of children's and families' needs, offering the right support at the right time to prevent escalation of needs and risks by supporting families to avoid crises through early identification, targeted support, safety, and contingency planning.

We adopt the role of Lead Practitioner, offering planned, purposeful, and focused targeted interventions. Our goal is to reduce the volume of referrals to child protection services and, in line with Newham's Early Help strategy, to improve children's long-term outcomes around health, education, emotional wellbeing, and ensuring children and young people feel safe and thrive in their communities.

Our transformed targeted Early Help Service will include four newly configured teams, comprising an Early Help Manager and a mix of Early Help and Senior Early Help Practitioners aligned with Newham's four locality Family Hubs networks.

Family Hubs provide a range of universal services from conception to 18 years (up to 25 if the young person has additional needs). This includes a strong start for life offer, supporting children and parents through each developmental stage.

Changes within Early Help will align with the wider context of proposed Family Help model and Families First Partnership reforms (March 2025).

About The Job

We are seeking two experienced Early Help Practitioners to take on a Lead role with families; completing timely and robust whole-family assessments and plans, and convening multi-agency team round the family (Taf) meetings, ensuring holistic, planned, purposeful, and focused family support that adheres to the principles of one family, one plan.

To find out more about the role, please download the JD here.

For an informal discussion about the posts, please contact Fran Craven and Dawn Henry.

You will be notified if your application has been successful. We aim to shortlist in the week commencing 02/06/25 and schedule interviews between 09/06/25 and 27/06/25. Thank you for your interest.

Important Information

If you are an LBN staff member applying for this role as a secondment, note that secondments are subject to your current employer’s agreement. Please inform your line manager of your application.

Additional Information

We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment. Applications are considered on merit regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, or sexual orientation. If appointed to a role involving working with children, young people, or vulnerable adults, a DBS check may be required.

Please attach a supporting statement (max 2 A4 sides) explaining how you meet the criteria for this role. Remove all personal information from your documents, as we practice anonymized recruitment.

Your personal data will be shared with Cifas for fraud prevention, identity verification, and safeguarding purposes. Further details are available at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

Location and Community

Newham is located just 5 miles east of London, with excellent transport links including buses, the Tube, DLR, and soon Crossrail. It has a diverse, youthful population, and notable sites such as the Olympic Park, London Stadium, and the University of East London. It offers vibrant arts, shopping, and recreational opportunities.