About Barnet Council
Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centers vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve Caring Inclusive Collaborative which drive everything we do.
About the role
We have two fixed term roles available to cover maternity leave.
The Early Help Service brings together practitioners from a Youth Work Childrens Centre Family Support and Social Work and EH Assessment background; with the aim of offering a more integrated early help offer to families within Child and Family Hubs based in local communities. Our service is delivered in conjunction with a wide range of partners. We take a systemic whole family and multi-agency approach to help build resilience and aim to offer the right help first time putting children first. The Child and Family Early Help Service aims to provide timely and effective early intervention that prevents problems from escalating and enables children to flourish.
These posts will be based in the Early Help hubs across Barnet.
About you
The post holder/s will be responsible for the delivery of group work programmes as well delivering evidence based 1-1 interventions. The role requires the ability to engage well with both children and their parent/carers. They will act as the lead professional undertaking Early Help Assessments and coordinating-agency working. They will ensure seamless transfers of support across Childrens Social Care and Early Help Services with the aim of providing flexible practical and evidenced-based support to children and their families.
We expect our Team to use a range of evidenced-based approaches to build resilience and promote improved outcomes and life opportunities. You will need to have a robust understanding of safeguarding and be able to prioritise tasks keep accurate case records and have excellent assessment writing skills.
If you want a rewarding job that provides opportunity for innovation if you can rise to a challenge and most importantly if you want to be part of making a real positive difference for children then we want to hear from you.
We are particularly looking for people who are dynamic enthusiastic and keen to develop themselves. If you have a passion for creativity and enjoy working in dynamic environments we would love to hear from you.
What we offer
How to apply
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Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures.
To deliver Barnet Councils commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information please read our equality statement.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time compressed hours and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme further details are available at posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post then regretfully in this instance you have not been shortlisted.