Early Help Practitioner

About the role

The Family Solutions Service in Witney are seeking to recruit a Family Help Practitioner to join their Family Help Team based in The Children and Family Centre in Witney.

The Family Help Practitioner role provides timely support and interventions for and with vulnerable families, addressing safeguarding concerns, reducing risks to children and young people, prioritising good outcomes and promoting welfare. This role is within the Family Help team which is part of the Family Solutions Plus Service and is based at the Witney Children and Families Centre.

The work will include case management and direct work with children, young people and their families providing timely support and interventions to address safeguarding concerns and reduce risks to children and young people. 

It will also involve leading Team Around the Family meetings and delivering a range of evidence-based group programmes to children, young people and families who meet the threshold for the service both within the Children and Family Centre and at outreach venues. 

This role is a grade 10, 30 hours a week, with a flexible working pattern to meet the needs of the service. The ability to travel around the West Oxfordshire area is essential.

About you

You will be an enthusiastic worker who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people.  

Benefits you can enjoy include:

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays 
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

Want to know more?

Please refer to our website for further information about this role.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Amanda Rowley, Children and Family Centre Manager, or Peter Ker, Lead Practitioner, on 01865 328730.

Apply today!