Family Support Practitioner

Hertfordshires Family Centre Service brings together the Public Health Nursing Service (Health Visitors and School Nurses) and the Family Support Service with the shared purpose of helping children and families to have the best start in life develop well and thrive. We provide families with children aged up to five years a wide range of services information and support on key areas of family life.

As a Family Support Practitioner you will work closely with parents and carers including young and soon-to-be parents encouraging their involvement in their childrens learning growth and well-being. The role focuses on supporting the most vulnerable families within the community while building a strong understanding of local demographics services networks and facilities that benefit families in the area.

The Role
Engaging with and supporting hard-to-reach families.
Delivering personalised 1:1 programmes of support to help families achieve the best possible outcomes.
Maintaining accurate records requiring a good level of computer literacy.
Working collaboratively with partner organisations to deliver holistic support.
Occasional evening and Saturday work with centre opening hours from 8:00am to 6:00pm.
Enhanced DBS check required.
Full UK driving licence and access to a car with business insurance essential for regular travel.

Requirements
Level 3 or equivalent professional qualification in health education childcare social care or a related field.
Strong knowledge of safeguarding children and commitment to child protection.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Experience working with families from diverse backgrounds.
Willingness to travel regularly across the local area.

If you are passionate about making a difference for families and children and want to work within a supportive and dynamic team we would love to hear from you

As some of our roles involve working with vulnerable members of society this position may require a Basic or Enhanced Criminal Disclosure which will be conducted once a conditional offer is made

Previous Applications: We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. However if you have applied for a similar role within the last 6 months and were not successful please consider whether your experience has developed further before reapplying

Accessibility & Adjustments: We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and will strive to be as accommodating as possible. Please inform us in advance of any arrangements you may need to fully participate in the process.

At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent skills and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age Disability Gender Reassignment Marriage/Civil Partnership Pregnancy/Maternity Race Religion/Belief Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds communities and industries and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills experiences and abilities

This is a Part Time role.
Hours per week: 33
Working Pattern: To be discussed at interview

One YMCA and its subsidiaries the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. We are over half way through an exciting new strategy launched in the first hour of the new decade via email where all staff and volunteers were invited to put themselves forward to apply and attend an intensive three-day Kickstarter Event.

By the end of these three days there was a brilliantly multi-faceted set of themes and ideas which formed the starting point for the rest of the Mission 25 process to build on. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do more and better together so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts Beds and Bucks that reach over 135000 individuals annually.

These include:

• Provision of over 700 units of accommodation for homeless people
• Move on accommodation for individuals moving onto independent living
• Housing and practical/emotional support for young asylum seekers
• Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire
• Childcare provision in Hertfordshire
• Family support through a network of childrens and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford
• Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children
• Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire Luton and Hertfordshire
• Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire
• Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund
• A community gym where everyone can enjoy the benefits of physical exercise Our values remain at the forefront of how we operate as a charity and it is important to us that all staff and volunteers can fully buy in to our ethos.