Senior Family Help Practitioner & Team Lead

London Social Work for Children; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote and office hybrid work

Up to 32 days annual leave and public/

Job summary

Enfield Council is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join the Family Help Service in Enfield Town. You will carry a small caseload, line-manage a family help practitioner, and work with partners to ensure safeguarding and positive outcomes for children and families.

The post supports hybrid, remote and office-based working as part of the transformation of integrated family help teams. We value strengths-based practice, professional curiosity, and collective accountability, with

Qualifications

• Be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Have substantial experience working with children and families, including in child protection.
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the diverse needs of children.
• Have experience applying a strengths-based approach to assessing, planning and reviewing processes.
• Be able to empower families and individual children to affect positive change.
• Have experience of, or readiness for, line management and supervisory responsibilities.
• Be committed to high-quality practice, continuous improvement, and professional development.
• Share a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Carrying a small caseload of complex cases requiring targeted early help through to child protection interventions.
• Line managing one case-holding family help practitioner
• Driving high-quality practice and embedding a culture of continuous improvement
• Applying a strengths-based approach to assessing, planning and reviewing processes to support families and individual children
• Ensuring children and families receive timely, effective support that delivers positive outcomes

Skills

Qualified social worker

Line management

Child protection experience

Strengths-based practice

Social Work England registered

Job description

Enfield Council is seeking an experienced Advanced Practitioner to join the Family Help Service in Enfield Town. You will carry a small caseload, line-manage a family help practitioner, and work with partners to ensure safeguarding and positive outcomes for children and families.

The post supports hybrid, remote and office-based working as part of the transformation of integrated family help teams. We value strengths-based practice, professional curiosity, and collective accountability, with