Strengthening Families Practitioner

To work closely within and with multi-disciplinary teams in addressing a range of complex care and support issues across a spectrum of needs, developing positive relationships across the safeguarding partnership including engagement of staff within the HCP 0-19 service To provide responsive, individualised packages of care reflecting child/familys needs in partnership with parents and professionals. To provide one to one support and coordinate the support provided by other professionals to families with complex needs. To deliver evidence based interventions which are proportional to the needs of the child/family. To work with parents to empower families to make sustainable changes, ensuring families are fully recognised with appropriate support and challenge to bring about effective change in family behaviours. To focus on the voice of the child and the family to achieve positive outcomes; with the voice of the child at the centre of care delivery. To work within family hubs as part of collaborative working supporting children and families with complex needs Implementation of parental engagement strategies maintaining parental involvement in care To prepare conference reports, attend ICPCs and RCPCs and core groups and any other professional meetings, undertaking and fulfilling the role of the Strengthening Families Lead Practitioner. To support parental resilience and social connections and promotion of positive parenting To support an open environment where families feel free to explore their difficulties and needs.