Family Practitioner

Warwickshire County Council; Warwick; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteering & Wellbeing Day

Generous annual leave + extra day at 1

Refer a Friend package

Robust supervision policy

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is establishing a new Education & SEND Family Help team and is recruiting Family Practitioners on a fixed-term basis until March 2029. The role involves direct work with children, young people and families, delivering practical interventions and coordinating plans with education, health and community partners to support inclusion in education.

We are seeking experienced, compassionate practitioners with Level 3 (or higher) child and family qualifications, capable of

Qualifications

• Experience of effective direct work with children, young people and families.
• Strong understanding of family dynamics and child development.
• Ability to deliver evidence-based interventions and work with multi‑agency partners.

Responsibilities

• Undertake direct work with children, young people and families to understand strengths, needs and barriers, delivering practical, evidence-based individual and group interventions that enable and sustain change.
• Coordinate plans with multi‑agency partners to keep children included, engaged and supported in education.
• Take Lead Practitioner role where appropriate to support families and schools.
• Work collaboratively across Warwickshire with Education, Health and community partners.

Skills

Direct work with children & families

Interpersonal skills

Team working

Education

Level 3 Child & Family qualification

Level 4 or equivalent qualification

Job description

About the Team

Fixed Term until March 2029

We are creating a brand-new Education & SEND Family Help team and are recruiting six Family Practitioners to help shape and develop this important new offer within Warwickshire’s Families First approach.

Based within locality Family Help teams across Warwickshire, the team will provide targeted, preventative and relationship-based support where SEND, neurodiversity, mental health, education engagement, attendance or school inclusion are central to a family’s needs. Working alongside families, schools, Education, Health and community partners, the team will strengthen earlier help, improve stability at home and in education, and reduce the risk of exclusion, placement breakdown or needs escalating to crisis.

Now is an exciting time to be part of our team as Warwickshire begins to embed our Families First teams who support the young people in our County. Our approach is about locality working, multi disciplinary and multi agency teams that support the whole family. Building strong partnerships with local services, Health, Police and Education.

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 for some roles. Terms and Conditions apply

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the service from the beginning and influence how the new team develops. You will undertake direct work with children, young people and families to understand their strengths, needs and barriers, delivering practical, evidence-based individual and group interventions that enable and sustain change. This may include support around emotionally based school avoidance, persistent or severe absence, school refusal, exclusion risk, SEND-related family stress, SEN Support, the graduated response and neurodiversity pathways. You will work with families and multi-agency partners through one coordinated plan, taking the Lead Practitioner role where appropriate, and helping children remain included, engaged and supported in education.

Key Requirements

We are looking for experienced, confident and compassionate practitioners who:

• Have experience of effective direct work with children, young people and families.


• Hold a relevant child and family qualification at Level 3, or a relevant Level 4 or equivalent qualification.


• Have a strong understanding of family dynamics and child development, and of the complex SEND, neurodiversity, mental health and education needs children and families may experience, with the ability to deliver evidence-based interventions that enable and sustain change at the earliest opportunity.


• Can build strong relationships and work confidently with families and multi-agency partners.


• Are organised, reflective, solution-focused and able to work flexibly across Warwickshire.

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

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. 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.

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 Derri Coupland derri [e-mail]

Closing Date: 11th November 26

Interview Date: 25th & 26TH November 26

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