Senior Family Support Practitioner (The Quad, Chesterfield)

Derbyshire County Council; Long Eaton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the United Kingdom is seeking a professional to assist the Team Manager in the effective delivery of child welfare practices. The role includes quality assuring reports and working with a multi-agency team to ensure the holistic needs of children are met. Ideal candidates will have experience working with children and young people. This full-time position offers various benefits, including generous annual leave and a local government pension scheme.

Benefits

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave and flexi-time

Travel expenses

Discount on leisure centre memberships

Free car parking at most sites

In-house counselling service

Occupational health service

Access to trained physiotherapist

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in child safeguarding and holistic approach.
• Ability to work effectively with multi-agency teams.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the Team Manager in delivery of Child First practice.
• Quality assuring Youth Justice reports.
• Working to support holistic needs of children.

Skills

Experience working with children and young people

Management experience (preferable)

Job description

Assisting the Team Manager in efficient and effective delivery of Child First practice.

Quality assuring Youth Justice reports and assessments, to maintain a high standard of understanding and analysis of the needs impacting our children.

Working with our multi-agency team members and partner agencies to support the holistic needs of our children and to keep them safe.

Demonstrating and championing systemic practice.

Embedding Derbyshire's operating model into all practice to improve outcomes for children, young people, and families.

Requirements

The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and young people, management experience is preferable but not essential.

About Us

We're proud of our practice and commitment to children and their families in Derbyshire, we achieve this high standard of care by offering excellent supervision, systemic practice, innovative working and generous training opportunities to our workers. We are a high performing service and welcome candidates who share our passion to help children and young people overcome barriers to achieve and succeed.

Benefits

• Local Government Pension Scheme
• generous annual leave and flexi-time scheme
• travel expenses
• discount on leisure centre memberships
• free car parking at most sites
• an in-house counselling service
• occupational health service
• access to sessions with a trained physiotherapist
• cycle to work scheme

This is a full-time post for a fixed term non-case holding role to cover maternity leave based at The Quad, Chesterfield.