2 X Early Help Family Practitioners

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve – and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title2 x Early Help Family Practitioner, Ann Tayler and Linden Children and Family Hub

Salary S01, £37,575 - £38,769

Terms and Conditions Full-Time, All Year Round, Permanent

Ann Tayler and Linden newly transformed Children and Family Hubs are looking for 2  enthusiastic and dedicated Early Help Family Practitioner to work as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners to deliver interventions as part of a wider, multi-agency system, in order to provide intense support to families with multiple and complex needs.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and dedicated Family Support Practitioner to join our established team delivering Family Support, parenting support and work directly with families.

You will also hold a caseload of moderately complex cases, whilst managing them to a high standard.  The role also involves empowering positive change within families through one-to-one work, group facilitation and outreach activities. Significant professional experience of working within a culturally diverse educational childcare or family support environment is essential. You must have good interpersonal and relationship building skills and possess good assessment skills.

You will have a Level 3 Qualification in Childcare & Education, Health, Social Care, Education, or Parenting and Family Work is required for this position, as well as recent experience of working with families with children under 5.

Ann Tayler Children and Family Hub is an Outstanding Multi-Agency Hub, housing many professionals including health, midwife, speech and language, clinical psychologist and many more. We have a 70 place onsite Nursery which supports some of Hackney’s most vulnerable children.

If you have any questions, please contact us at education.recruitment@hackney.gov.uk.

Interested?

Please apply via our website: https://education.hackney.gov.uk/jobs/hlt

Closing date: 22:59 12^th May 2024

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.