Early Help Coordinator

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lewisham to assist with the appointment of an Early Help Coordinator on a 3month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 22.28 28.86 per Hour

Responsibilities:

• To ensure at all times that children and their families are at the heart of service provision and development across the partnerships.
• To develop facilitate and coordinate working relationships and partnerships with a range of frontline staff and managers across Lewishams Children and Young Peoples Services and partner agencies including schools health police housing and the voluntary and community sector.
• To coordinate multi agency support across services to meet the needs of vulnerable children young people and families by providing information advice and guidance to professionals working with families who may need early help.
• To be part based within the Front Door for Families alongside CSC to provide advice and support to referrers ensuring that the right support is provided to families first time.
• Supporting parents partners and members of the public by signposting to appropriate services to contribute to good outcomes for children and prevent escalation of need.

Qualifications:

• A relevant professional qualification or NVQ Level 4 equivalent gained in setting associated with children or young people and families or Substantial professional experience of working with children young people vulnerable adults and their families

Experience Required:

• A sound career history and experience of working with families and children requiring early help support.
• Experience of working in a multiagency environment developing and maintaining relationships across services and supporting them to work together to achieve coordinated responses to childrens needs.
• Experience of working independently and setting own priorities.
• Experience of assessing & analysing information about the needs of children and families.
• Experience of effectively promoting equality and diversity.

Knowledge and skills:

• Good working knowledge of current legislation and policy regarding safeguarding for children and families and the legislative and national policy and guidance context for early help for children and families
• A sound working knowledge of Safeguarding and Early Help procedures CSC thresholds and the Supporting Families agenda
• Skills in using knowledge of legislation to support and improve practice of others
• Ability to analyse and interpret data and present results

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires an Enhanced DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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