Youth and Family Practitioner

Royal Borough of Greenwich; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Borough of Greenwich in Woolwich is recruiting Youth & Family Practitioners to join the newly designed Family Help, Adolescent Services and Wellbeing in Schools Hubs. These frontline roles focus on building resilience and delivering targeted support to children, young people and families.

You'll apply trauma-informed practice, work in homes, schools and community settings, and contribute to lasting change within the Families First approach.

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with children, young people and families.
• Understand challenges faced by families with complex needs and adversity.
• Commitment to relationship-based, strengths-focused and trauma-informed practice.
• Experience delivering targeted interventions or youth and family work.
• Ability to engage children, young people and parents who may be reluctant to work with services.
• Skilled at building partnerships and working across agencies.
• Maintain accurate records and manage a varied caseload.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Deliver direct work and evidence-based interventions that promote safety, wellbeing and positive outcomes.
• Support families to identify strengths, develop solutions and achieve agreed goals.
• Work with parents, carers and wider family networks to strengthen family relationships and reduce risks.
• Act as a Lead Practitioner for targeted support cases undertaking assessments and developing help plans.
• Deliver both one-to-one and group-based interventions with children, young people and parents.
• Support children and young people who are disengaged from education, training or employment.
• Work with young people involved in, or vulnerable to, risky behaviours, anti-social behaviour or youth violence.
• Promote family-led planning and support children to remain safely within their family networks wherever possible.
• Work flexibly in homes, schools, community settings and neighbourhood locations.
• Maintain high-quality records and contribute to effective multi-agency planning and decision-making.
• Respond to emerging needs through targeted group work and prevention programmes.

Skills

Experience with families

Trauma-informed practice

Relationship-based practice

Interventions and support

Cross-agency collaboration

Job description

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Job Reference royalgreenwich/TP/30503/1085

Number of Roles:

11

Type of Role:

Permanent

Career Graded PO1-PO2 £41,133 - £45,750

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Main Location:

Closing Date:

07/09/2026

Job Category:

Children's services

Region / Division:

The Woolwich Centre

Directorate:

Job Introduction

Help shape the future of Family Help in Greenwich.

We're transforming how we work with children, young people and families through Families First for Children, creating integrated services that provide the right help at the right time and keep children's needs, strengths and relationships at the centre of everything we do.

As part of this exciting development, we are recruiting a number of Youth & Family Practitioners to join our newly designed Family Help, Adolescent Services and Wellbeing in Schools Hubs.

These are key frontline roles, working directly with children, young people and families to build resilience, strengthen relationships and achieve lasting change

About the Role

As a Youth & Family Practitioner, you will work alongside children, young people and families, providing practical help, targeted interventions and intensive support where needed .

You will use evidence-based approaches, systemic practice, professional curiosity and trauma-informed principles to help families recognise their strengths, overcome challenges and achieve sustainable improvements in their lives.

No two days will be the same. You could be supporting a young person at risk of exclusion, helping a family navigate a period of crisis, delivering interventions in a school or community setting, facilitating family-led plans, or working with parents to strengthen relationships and improve outcomes for their children .

This role sits at the heart of our Families First approach, bringing together relationship-based practice, family-led solutions and community resources to help children and families thrive .

What You'll Do

• Build strong, trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Deliver direct work and evidence-based interventions that promote safety, wellbeing and positive outcomes.
• Support families to identify strengths, develop solutions and achieve agreed goals.
• Work with parents, carers and wider family networks to strengthen family relationships and reduce risks.
• Act as a Lead Practitioner for targeted support cases undertaking assessments and developing help plans.
• Deliver both one-to-one and group-based interventions with children, young people and parents.
• Support children and young people who are disengaged from education, training or employment.
• Work with young people involved in, or vulnerable to, risky behaviours, anti-social behaviour or youth violence.
• Promote family-led planning and support children to remain safely within their family networks wherever possible .
• Work flexibly in homes, schools, community settings and neighbourhood locations.
• Maintain high-quality records and contribute to effective multi-agency planning and decision - making.
• Respond to emerging needs through targeted group work and prevention programmes.

About You

• Have experience working directly with children, young people and families.
• Understand the challenges faced by families experiencing complex needs and adversity.
• Are committed to relationship-based, strengths-focused and trauma-informed practice.
• Have experience delivering targeted interventions, support programmes or youth and family work.
• Can engage children, young people and parents who may be reluctant to work with services.
• Are skilled at building partnerships and working collaboratively with professionals across agencies.
• Can maintain accurate records and manage a varied caseload.
• Are passionate about improving outcomes and helping families create lasting change.
• Are committed to anti-racist, anti-oppressive and inclusive practice.

We welcome applications from professionals with backgrounds in:

• Community and Voluntary Sector Services
• Safeguarding and Adolescent Services

Why Join Greenwich

This is a unique opportunity to be part of one of the most significant changes to children's services in recent years.

At Greenwich, we are investing in a Families First approach that prioritises relationships, early intervention and meaningful support for children and families .

You'll be joining a committed, innovative and supportive workforce that believes lasting change happens through strong relationships and community-based solutions .

Together , we'll help children grow up safe, supported and able to achieve their potential.

Interview Date

To be organised as soon as possible following shortlisting.

Royal Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all employees to share this commitment . An enhanced DBS check will be required for successful applicants.

Diversity Statement

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

Advert Close

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Early Advert Close

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).