Family Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism

Surrey County Council; Weybridge; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization is looking for a Family Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism to provide support and guidance to parents of children aged 8-18. This role involves assessing needs, delivering bespoke programs, and conducting workshops to enhance the parenting experience for those dealing with neurodevelopmental challenges. The position offers a salary between £29,000 to £32,000 per annum, and a range of benefits including generous holiday and flexible working options.

Benefits

5 weeks holiday plus Bank Holidays

Sick pay

Safeguarding training

Pension scheme

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Subsidised gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people aged 8-18.
• Ability to develop and implement support strategies for parents/carers.
• Knowledge of emotional wellbeing and mental health interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assess the needs of parents/carers referred to the service.
• Deliver bespoke support programs for parents/carers.
• Create and deliver workshops for parent/carer groups.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions using outcomes tools.

Skills

Experience with Neurodevelopmental conditions

Coaching and guidance

Strong communication skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Family Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism

Details

• Reference: SCC/TP/287916/4130
• Positions: 1
• Salary: £29,000 to £32,000 per annum
• Category: Community Development
• Contract type: Permanent
• Working hours: 37 hours per week
• Posted on: 4 November 2025
• Directorate: Partnership
• Location: Across Surrey and the Eikon Offices, New Haw

Please note that this vacancy is not part of Surrey County Council, we are advertising this on behalf of a partnership organisation.

The salary range for this role is £29,000 to £32,000 per annum based on a 37 hour working week.

We offer a range of benefits to employees including:

• 5 weeks holiday a year plus Bank Holidays
• Sick pay
• Safeguarding training
• Pension scheme – run by Aviva
• Flexible working where role allows
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Subsidised gym membership

About The Eikon Charity

The Eikon Charity is one of Surrey's leading charities supporting children and young people. We listen, we talk, and we help young people with the skills they need to live their best life. And we work with families and professionals to make sure everyone gets the support they need.

We are looking for people with passion and expertise to join us in continuing to be a leading provider of early intervention in Surrey.

The Eikon Charity is committed to a policy of equality of opportunity and aims to provide a working environment that is free from unfair discrimination and will enable employees and volunteers to fulfil their personal potential.

The postholder will provide advice, guidance and coaching to parents and carers of children aged 8-18 years to help them to develop new awareness and skills to enhance their support to their children through a combination of group-work and one-to-one sessions.

As part of the Surrey Wellbeing Partnership, The Eikon Charity provides a wide range of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for children & young people. Through this work we have seen how challenging parents and carers can find supporting their children's emotional wellbeing difficulties, particularly where they have Neurodivergent needs.

Supported by new funding streams, we are delighted to be recruiting to this new role of Family Wellbeing Practitioner with Neurodevelopmental Specialism, to be a key practitioner within our Family Wellbeing Service. As a practitioner, you will hold a caseload, working as part of a team to undertake assessments and deliver a range of evidence-based interventions, including EBSNA support, with a focus on support for families with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.

Responsibilities

• To assess the needs and strengths of the parents/carers referred into the service and help them identify and implement strategies that will support them, help them identify individual goals to achieve desired change
• Deliver bespoke programmes of support, to parents/carers of children and young people diagnosed with or being assessed for neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autistic Spectrum Condition and/or ADHD. This could take the form of time limited 1:1 or group sessions or a blended approach depending on the needs presenting themselves
• To support the creation and development of and deliver workshops and presentations for small parent/carer groups covering a range of emotional wellbeing and mental health topics relevant to children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions
• Record and review parent/carer goals using the Goal-Based Outcomes tool and use this to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions