Shorts Breaks Family Practitioner - Children with Disabilities

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Oldbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Short Breaks Family Practitioner to join their dynamic team. This role involves leading and supporting children with severe disabilities, conducting assessments, and collaborating with families and agencies to ensure the best outcomes. The position offers a generous benefits package, including flexible working patterns and a strong commitment to professional development. If you are dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of children and their families, this is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Birthday off paid

Local government pension scheme

Service awards

Flexible working patterns

Competitive mileage expenses

Comprehensive employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study required.
• Experience in direct work with children or adults and multi-agency collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support children and families with focused interventions.
• Conduct assessments and develop comprehensive Short Breaks Plans.
• Collaborate with multi-agency teams for care decisions.

Skills

Experience with children or adults

Knowledge of child development

Understanding of disabilities (ASD, ADHD)

Excellent communication skills

Good team player

Excellent IT skills

Education

NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that makes Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
• We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.

Hours - 37 per week

Band E SCP 18 - 25 (£30,559 - £35,235 per annum) dependent upon experience

The Children with Disabilities Service are recruiting for a permanent Short Breaks Family Practitioner.

Join Our Short Breaks Hub!

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of children with severe and profound disabilities? Our Short Breaks Hub is a vital service dedicated to providing exceptional support to children and their families. We work with our partners to ensure that our children can enjoy enriching activities, develop independence, and connect with peers, while families receive much-needed respite.

As part of our mission, we aim to empower children, young people, and their families through a strengths-based approach, promoting positive outcomes, well-being, and inclusivity. Join our dynamic and supportive team to create lasting impacts!

The Post Holder’s Responsibilities Will Include:

1. Leading and Supporting Children and Families, building strong relationships and providing advice, guidance, and timely, focused interventions that meet their needs.
2. Conducting Assessments and Reviews, undertaking annual assessments of children and family needs, using a strengths-based and child-centred approach. Incorporate these assessments into comprehensive Short Breaks Plans and contribute to EHC Plan reviews, ensuring alignment with the best outcomes for children.
3. Multiagency Collaboration and Decision-Making, chairing multiagency meetings, coordinating services, and presenting clear, evidence-based recommendations for decisions on care and support.
4. Direct Work with our children, being creative in your approach adapting this in line with our children’s communication needs ensuring that their voice is central.
5. Ensure our Parents and Carers have the right support, undertaking Carer’s Assessments and utilising community support and services.

You will need to have:

• NVQ Level 3 or evidence of previous similar study and willingness to obtain in a reasonable timescale.
• Experience of direct work with children or adults and multi-agency working.
• Good knowledge of child development, as well as having an understanding of a variety of disabilities, such as ASD and ADHD.
• Ability to work flexibly and outside core working hours, including weekends and early evenings when families are together.
• Able to communicate in a range of different ways which are appropriate to the service user and circumstances.
• Excellent IT skills.
• Good team player and able to show excellent social skills.
• Able to remain focused despite oppositional challenges from families.

When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.

So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.

Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS is required for this position.

To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal:

https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/