Family Practitioner

WMJobs; Rugby; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization as a Family Practitioner, supporting children with disabilities in a compassionate environment. With a commitment to social care, you will work closely with families in Warwickshire, utilizing restorative practices to make a positive impact. This role offers a 12-month contract, emphasizing both professional growth and a supportive team dynamic.

Benefits

Generous annual leave with additional day at Christmas

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Robust supervision policy focused on well-being

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification Level 3 with experience in family support.
• Enhanced DBS approval for children and adults workforce (essential).
• Experience working with disabled children preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support the 0-18 Children With Disabilities service.
• Work within a nurturing team with disabled children and families.
• Contribute to the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme.

Skills

Child and family qualification

Experience supporting disabled children and families

Education

Level 3 qualification in Child and Family

NVQ Level Four in relevant Child & Family / Youth Justice subject

Job description

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Warwickshire County Council,

We are seeking a 12 month fixed term Family Practitioner to support our 0-18 Children With Disabilities service, although our service is county wide the post will be primarily East based (covering Rugby and vicinity, core office base Oakfield Park- min 2 day a week office based working encouraged.

About The Team

This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, nurturing team, working with disabled children and their families at all levels of statutory social care support.

Warwickshire places children’s needs at the heart of all it does and works hard to ensure their voices are heard.

Join us on our journey to make Warwickshire Child Friendly. We work with our children and their families using restorative practice based tools.

If you’re someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who, like us, wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then join us here in Warwickshire.

Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. Find out why we are good Ofsted.

If you want to build strong relationships and connections with families, join Warwickshire’s Children and Families service. Click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council’s Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package scheme for some roles, Terms & Conditions apply
  
  
  

Key Requirements

• A Relevant Child and family qualification to Level 3 with evidence of substantial experience as a family support worker or a NVQ Level Four or equivalent qualification in a relevant Child & Family / Youth Justice subject (essential)
• Approved Enhanced DBS Children and Adults Workforce (essential)
• Experience of supporting disabled children and their families (preferable)
  
  
  

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For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification below:

Family Practitioner

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make:

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

If you are applying for this role on a secondment basis please ensure you have permission from your line manager.

To discuss the role please contact Julie Price:

[e-mail]

Closing date: 16th June 2025

Interview date: 24th June 2025

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more

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