Senior Early Help Lead Practitioners

London Borough of Bexley; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

London Borough of Bexley is seeking a Senior Lead Practitioner within the Family Hub to lead Early Help practice and deliver targeted interventions for children, young people and families aged 0–18 (up to 25 with additional needs where appropriate).

Based in Bexley, the role provides professional leadership to Early Help Practitioners, coordinates multi-agency work with health, education, social care and the voluntary sector, and guides Team Around the Family meetings.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-quality Early Help practice and coordinate targeted interventions.
• Provide professional leadership and mentoring to Early Help Practitioners.
• Coordinate multi-agency planning including Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings.
• Ensure assessments and plans stay child- and family-centred.
• Collaborate with partners across health, education, social care, police and the voluntary sector.

Job description

About The Role

The Senior Lead Practitioner is a senior practice role within the Family Hub, responsible for leading high-quality Early Help practice and delivering targeted interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people and families aged 0–18 years (up to 25 years for young people with additional needs where appropriate).

Working within a whole-family, strengths-based and relationship-centred approach, the postholder will coordinate and deliver effective Early Help interventions, strengthen parenting capacity, and ensure families receive timely, coordinated support that prevents problems from escalating to statutory Children's Social Care.

The Senior Lead Practitioner will provide professional leadership and mentoring to Early Help Practitioners, oversee complex family interventions, and work collaboratively with partners across health, education, social care, police and the voluntary and community sector to deliver integrated support through the Family Hub.

As a Lead Professional, the postholder will coordinate multi-agency planning where required, including facilitating Team Around the Family (TAF) meetings, ensuring children, young people and their families remain at the centre of assessment, planning and decision-making.

The role is fundamental to delivering the Family Hub and Families First vision by promoting early intervention, strengthening family resilience, improving partnership working, and reducing the need for statutory intervention.

Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to be office based at least 3 days a week.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Patience Idowu - Head of Service Early Help and Intervention

Candidate Profile

For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service.

About Us

Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions.

Our Offer to you

We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.

Recruitment Information

As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [e-mail]

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.