Senior Early Help Practitioner

Remedy Social Work; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A social work services provider in Greater London is urgently seeking an experienced practitioner to deliver high-quality family assessment and support for families in need. The role involves leading early help initiatives, supporting complex cases, and engaging families to promote sustainable change. Applicants should have an understanding of relevant legislation and a commitment to continual professional development. Competitive benefits include a personal consultant and a referral scheme.

Benefits

Personal one-to-one service from a consultant

Top tier supplier in London

Competitive referral scheme

Double payrolls each week

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Early Help, provide early intervention.
• Support families transitioning from statutory intervention.
• Assess needs of family members and develop a whole-family plan.
• Engage children and families in meaningful sustainable change.
• Drive improvements that safeguard children and strengthen family resilience.

Job description

We are urgently seeking an experienced practitioner to deliver high-quality family assessment and support for families in need of help.

The role will champion best practice in whole-family work, using a systemically informed approach to drive sustainable change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on Early Help: Work with families where children are at risk of poor outcomes, providing early intervention to address emerging issues, improve engagement, and prevent escalation to statutory services.
• Support Complex Cases: Continue progress with families transitioning from statutory intervention, managing high levels of complexity and ensuring stability.
• Act as Lead Professional: Assess the needs of all family members and develop a whole-family plan that promotes safeguarding, school attendance, and positive citizenship.
• Direct Work with Families: Engage children and families in meaningful, sustainable change within available resources, encouraging positive parenting through a twin-track approach of high challenge and high support.
• Outcome‑Focused Practice: Drive improvements that safeguard children, strengthen family resilience, and reduce the need for higher-level interventions.

Requirements of this Social Worker job

• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Continual professional development.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one‑one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs.
• Competitive Referral scheme.
• Double payrolls each week. Terms & Conditions apply.

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to the social care team.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.