JOB VACANCY: Children and Families Practitioner

ocva.org; England; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading charity in Oxfordshire seeks a part-time Children and Families Practitioner to join their dedicated team. The role involves supporting families dealing with grief and requires effective communication and relationship-building skills. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience working with children and families. Training will be provided in therapeutic interventions.

Benefits

Certified Oxford Living Wage employer

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and families.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build supportive relationships.
• Knowledge of therapeutic interventions in grief work is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support children, young people, and families before and after the death of a parent or sibling.
• Manage a caseload of individual children and their families.
• Liaise with professionals from schools, health, and social care.

Skills

Effective communication

Relationship building

Collaborative work

Education

Qualification in health care, social work, counselling, psychological services or education

Job description

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JOB VACANCY: Children and Families Practitioner

May 15, 2025

Contract type: Permanent, part time, 30 hours per week

Location: Hybrid

Job description: We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join a small, committed and experienced team supporting children, young people and families before and after the death of a parent or sibling. SeeSaw is a local award-winning charity, established in 1999 and providing grief support for Oxfordshire families since 2000.

We are looking for candidates who have experience of working with children and young people, and their families. You may have gained experience in a range of settings, but the most important quality is the ability to communicate effectively and to make and sustain supportive relationships with families.

Our practitioners have a caseload of individual children and their families, and liaise with professionals from schools, health, social care and children and young people’s mental health services, as well as with our team of Volunteer Support Workers. You will be able to work collaboratively and on your own initiative, ideally have a qualification in health care, social work, counselling, psychological services or education; knowledge of therapeutic interventions in grief work would be helpful but not essential as training will be given.

Closing date: We will be reviewing applications as we receive them so would encourage applicants not to wait to apply as we may close applications early. Interviews will be held on Tuesday 17th June.

We are a certified Oxford Living Wage employer

OCVA is a registered charity No. 1108504 and a company limited by guarantee No. 05363946. Registered in England and Wales. VAT registration no. 948566174