Family Practitioner

Job Title: Family Practitioner
Location: Lewisham
Salary / Pay Rate: 25 P/H (Umbrella)
Job Type: Social Care & Health Non-Qualified
The Role
To work collaboratively with young people and their families to provide focused support to families to improve outcomes, address challenges, reduce risks to children and to enable families to make and sustain change.
To build trusting relationships with children, young people and families and extended family members/friends/communities to build sustainable change within stronger family networks, helping to alleviate their social isolation and increase capacity.
To work alongside families to prevent needs from escalating to the point where statutory services are needed and/or to reduce the risk of family breakdown and children/young people coming into care.
To undertake and contribute to assessments and plans for children and their families in line with practice frameworks and in a way that avoids duplication and promotes holistic, and family led planning.
To work alongside partner agencies as part of a multi-disciplinary Team Around the Family ensuring that each service is contributing to achieving the best outcomes for children and their families.
To develop and implement effective evidenced based interventions which are grounded in principles of professional curiosity, anti-oppressive practice and systemic approaches with individuals, groups or a family in a range of settings, including community and youth settings, streets and estates, schools and in the family home according to the needs of the family.
To develop and implement effective evidenced based work, including in the home, and on an individual or a group basis in flexible and creative ways through a variety of interventions, engaging with young people and families according to the needs of the family.
The Candidate
Knowledge
An excellent working knowledge of relevant legislation including the Children and Families Act 2014, Children's Act 1989 & 2004, London Safeguarding Children Procedures, 'Working Together'; Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their families; Care Standards 2000, The Breaks for Carers of Disabled Children Regulations 2011, Equality Act 2010
(other country equivalents may apply)
Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of statutory and voluntary services in supporting families
A sound knowledge and application of Safeguarding procedures for children and vulnerable adults
Experience
Significant experience of providing support to vulnerable children/young people and their families within a targeted early help setting on a range of complex issues, including where there are safeguarding concerns, utilising a range of strategies to engender positive change.
Experience of developing and maintaining relationships across services and supporting them to work together to achieve coordinated responses to needs and achieve best outcomes for children and families.
Experience of caseload management and prioritising and planning support.
General Education
Professional qualification or relevant experience in a social work/health/or related children's services area.
Training and/or qualifications in social care, youth work, social work or equivalent to national standards, minimum NVQ 3
How to apply
Please submit your application via the contact details provided and you will be contacted with further information about this opportunity or email your CV to me directly; or call me on; (phone number removed)