Early Help Family Support Practitioner

CRA GROUP RECRUITMENT AND PAYROLL LTD

Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 5 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

2-month contract position with a local authority

Summary

This is a 2-month contract position with a local authority working as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners. The role involves delivering interventions within a multi-agency system to provide intensive support to families with multiple and complex needs. The practitioner will conduct child-centered holistic family assessments using evidence-based tools to identify adverse childhood experiences and factors affecting family functioning. The goal is to increase resilience enhance parenting capacity and promote strong child-parent attachments to support positive child outcomes.

Responsibilities

Work as an Early Help Family Practitioner in line with Hackney Family Support Practice Guidance and Multi-Agency Team protocol.
Promote a safe environment that safeguards children ensuring adherence to appropriate safeguarding procedures.
Provide structured and individualised support to children and families using assessment tools like Hackneys Early Help Assessment Form creating individual plans with agreed outcomes targets and review dates.
Act as the lead professional for individual families coordinating and sharing information at MAT Meetings and supporting team around the child meetings.
Support parents/carers in caring for their child through targeted work at home group work and coordinated services addressing barriers such as housing and financial issues.
Coordinate and deliver parenting groups to help parents/carers understand their childs needs and strengthen their parenting skills.

Requirements

Significant experience working with children and families.
Experience providing parenting support and delivering parenting programs groups or forums to vulnerable families with complex needs.
Experience offering advice information and guidance to families to build resilience and capacity.
Experience with a child-centered and outcomes-based approach to working with children and families.
Experience visiting and delivering interventions in family homes.

Essential Qualifications Required

Minimum Level 3 qualification in childcare & education primary education work with parents health or social work.
Level 4 Award in Work with Parents.

Additional Information

Enhanced DBS required for the role.

The role closes on 4th December 2025 apply ASAP.

Required Skills:

To work as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners to deliver interventions as part of a wider multi-agency system in order to provide intense support to families with multiple and complex needs

Required Education:

2-month contract position with a local authoritySummaryThis is a 2-month contract position with a local authority working as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners. The role involves delivering interventions within a multi-agency system to provide intensive support to families with multip...

2-month contract position with a local authority

Summary

This is a 2-month contract position with a local authority working as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners. The role involves delivering interventions within a multi-agency system to provide intensive support to families with multiple and complex needs. The practitioner will conduct child-centered holistic family assessments using evidence-based tools to identify adverse childhood experiences and factors affecting family functioning. The goal is to increase resilience enhance parenting capacity and promote strong child-parent attachments to support positive child outcomes.

Responsibilities

Work as an Early Help Family Practitioner in line with Hackney Family Support Practice Guidance and Multi-Agency Team protocol.
Promote a safe environment that safeguards children ensuring adherence to appropriate safeguarding procedures.
Provide structured and individualised support to children and families using assessment tools like Hackneys Early Help Assessment Form creating individual plans with agreed outcomes targets and review dates.
Act as the lead professional for individual families coordinating and sharing information at MAT Meetings and supporting team around the child meetings.
Support parents/carers in caring for their child through targeted work at home group work and coordinated services addressing barriers such as housing and financial issues.
Coordinate and deliver parenting groups to help parents/carers understand their childs needs and strengthen their parenting skills.

Requirements

Significant experience working with children and families.
Experience providing parenting support and delivering parenting programs groups or forums to vulnerable families with complex needs.
Experience offering advice information and guidance to families to build resilience and capacity.
Experience with a child-centered and outcomes-based approach to working with children and families.
Experience visiting and delivering interventions in family homes.

Essential Qualifications Required