Senior Early Help Practitioner

Remedy Recruitment Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is urgently seeking an experienced practitioner to deliver high-quality family assessments and support in London. The role involves advocating for best practices in working with families at risk, providing early intervention, and engaging with families to promote sustainable change. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of relevant legislation. Competitive benefits such as double payrolls and personal service from dedicated consultants are offered.

Benefits

Personal service from dedicated consultant

Access to top-tier jobs in London

Double payrolls each week

Qualifications

• Understanding of relevant legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on Early Help by providing early intervention for families.
• Support families transitioning from statutory intervention managing complexity.
• Act as Lead Professional developing whole-family plans.
• Engage families in meaningful changes with available resources.
• Drive improvements for child safeguarding and 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.

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
• 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 on the social care team.

Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we 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