EIS Senior Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birtley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group pension

Wellbeing support

CPD / eLearning access

Earned wages access

Job summary

HCRG Care Group’s Affinity Team is recruiting a senior practitioner to support Hertfordshire's Early Intervention and Prevention Service for children and young people at risk of escalation. The post involves managing a direct caseload and coordinating multi-agency formulation work across education, community and family settings countywide.

The role requires trauma-informed practice, safeguarding knowledge, and excellent communication with children, families and partners.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with children, young people and families in a relevant service.
• Experience with Framework for Integrated Care and/or Rule of 167.
• Experience facilitating multi-agency planning, Team Around the Family meetings or network meetings.
• Experience delivering 1-1 interventions to children, young people, parents or carers.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support EIS Practitioners so the service model is delivered consistently and effectively.
• Hold and manage a direct caseload from assessment through to closure, keeping records accurate and contributing to outcome tracking.
• Facilitate formulation-led practice with the child, family and professionals to build shared understanding.
• Coordinate multi-agency formulation discussions and align plans around the child.
• Provide senior input on complex cases and elevate risks or service decisions to the Affinity Team Lead.
• Build working relationships across education, CAMHS, Mental Health Support Teams, social care, early help, youth justice and voluntary sector partners.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

Communication skills

Safeguarding

Decision making

Job description

This senior practitioner role sits within the Affinity Team at HCRG Care Group, supporting Hertfordshire's Early Intervention and Prevention Service for children and young people at risk of escalation. The post centres on managing a direct caseload and coordinating multi-agency formulation work, while guiding the service's practitioners. It is a full-time, two-year fixed-term post with delivery across education, community and family settings countywide. Fit depends on a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel to schools and partner organisations.

What the job involves

• Guide and support EIS Practitioners so the service model is delivered consistently and effectively
• Hold and manage a direct caseload from assessment through to closure, keeping records accurate and contributing to outcome tracking
• Facilitate formulation-led practice with the child, family and professionals to build shared understanding
• Embed the Framework for Integrated Care and the Rule of 167 in day-to-day practice
• Coordinate multi-agency formulation discussions and align plans around the child
• Contribute to referral, triage, prioritisation and suitability decisions under the service framework
• Provide senior input on complex cases and elevate risks or service decisions to the Affinity Team Lead
• Build working relationships across education, CAMHS, Mental Health Support Teams, social care, early help, youth justice and voluntary sector partners
• Act as a connector across the professional network, reducing duplication and closing gaps
• Work with schools, parents, carers and trusted adults to strengthen their response to the child
• Keep children's, young people's and families' voices central to formulation, planning and review
• Model trauma-informed practice, support reflective practice and develop consultation, training and resources for schools and partners

What’s required

Experience

• Significant, demonstrable experience working with children, young people and families in a relevant service
• Experience with the Framework for Integrated Care and/or Rule of 167
• Experience of facilitating network meetings, Team Around the Family meetings or multi-agency planning
• Experience of delivering 1-1 interventions to children, young people, parents or carers

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to help children, families and professionals build a shared understanding of strengths, challenges and influences
• Ability to identify and strengthen naturally occurring support networks around children
• Ability to engage children and young people who are reluctant to use traditional services
• Excellent communication skills with children, young people and adults, and ability to influence strategically and corporately
• Clear understanding of children's and adults' safeguarding concerns and their implications for practice
• Sound decision making and effective judgement

Checks & eligibility

• Valid driving licence and access to a vehicle
• Criminal records disclosure and vetting checks

Nice to have

• Experience of working in schools or education settings
• Experience of delivering training, workshops or consultation
• Understanding of neurodiversity-affirming practice
• Understanding of using goal-based outcomes

What’s offered

• Access to the group pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at the base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, with discounts, cashback and vouchers
• Access to earned wages before payday to avoid overdraft fees or high-interest borrowing
• Online and face-to-face wellbeing support, including counselling, legal and debt help and career coaching
• Access to eLearning, career pathways and CPD through The Learning Enterprise
• Ideas encouraged, backed by at least £100,000 a year of ringfenced innovation funding