Family Practitioners

Staffordshire County Council; Leek; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Leek is seeking Family Practitioners to support children and families in crisis. The role involves conducting assessments, collaborating with social workers, and delivering interventions. Candidates are expected to have a minimum NVQ3 qualification, effective communication skills, and a commitment to restorative approaches. This position offers flexible working arrangements to meet the needs of children and families.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Access to rewards and benefits

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with children, their families and carers.
• Experience in building relationships and delivering interventions.
• Proficient in using IT systems and maintaining good records.
• Understanding of child development and relevant vulnerabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead on early help assessments and collaborate with social workers.
• Contribute to parenting assessments and crisis prevention.
• Conduct specialized work on topics like behaviour management and attachment.
• Demonstrate effective communication with families in various situations.

Skills

Effective communication with children and families

Relationship building

Conflict resolution

IT system proficiency

Restorative approaches

Education

Minimum NVQ3 in working with children and families or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Our Family Practitioners play a key role in working with children and families to support children to remain within their families. Providing crisis intervention and working collaboratively with social workers to support children in need, children on child protection plans and children in care. You'll be expected to undertake flexible, creative and imaginative approaches to offering support to children, young people their families and carers whilst underpinning our restorative approach. This may include being available outside of traditional working patterns including evening and weekends to provide support to children, families and carers when it is needed.

Responsibilities

• Be a key worker for children and families leading on early help assessments and plans and work collaboratively with social workers to support children in need, children on child protection plans and children in care.
• Work with children and families including contributing to parenting assessments, support mediation, crisis prevention, conflict resolution and Life Story Work.
• Carry out work outlined within assessment and planning on specific topics with children, families and carers (including but not limited to staying safe, loss and grief, behaviour management, attachment and criminal exploitation.). hold a Minimum standard of NVQ3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent plus an understanding of child development and the knowledge of mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, poverty and other vulnerabilities and how these impact on families.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively with children, their families and carers.
• Have the ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families and carers as well as being able to work effectively in conflict situations.
• Have the ability to use IT systems and to write a good standard of records.
• Have the commitment and ability demonstrate restorative approaches to working with children and families.

Qualifications

Have the ability to communicate effectively with children, their families and carers. Have the ability to build relationships and deliver interventions to children, families and carers as well as being able to work effectively in conflict situations. Have the ability to use IT systems and to write a good standard of records. Have the commitment and ability demonstrate restorative approaches to working with children and families. Minimum standard of NVQ3 in respect of working with children and their families or equivalent plus an understanding of child development and mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, poverty and other vulnerabilities and how these impact on families.

Benefits

We're happy to talk flexible working.

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We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to our rewards and benefits.