0-19 Practitioner (Level 3) (Internal candidates) 6 Month Contract

Borough Of Barnet

Job Location:

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 9 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

This is for internal candidates only and open to secondment.

About Barnet Council

Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centres 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

This is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract based in our East Central Hub

The 0-19 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 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 0-19 Early Help Service aims to provide timely and effective early intervention that prevents problems from escalating and enables children to flourish.

The I grade role carries additional responsibility for Return Home Interviews (following missing episodes)Out of Court processes alongside the Youth Justice Team and working with vulnerable adolescents at risk of contextualised safeguarding often alongside statutory social work services.

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About you

AFor this role you will need to demonstrate that you have experience in direct work with young people and families. Be able to provide high quality interventions to children and their families to promote the welfare of children within their homes and community. Have a robust understanding of safeguarding and be able to prioritise tasks keep accurate case records and have excellent assessment writing skills.

We are particularly keen to recruit someone with an interest/experience in providing preventative group work to young people and their families co-delivering alongside partners and other post will also be involved in developing co-production work with young people to develop and identify service needs and put suggestions into practice

We are particularly looking for people who aredynamic 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

31 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
Work-life balance options may include hybrid working flexitime job share home working part-time
A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers supermarkets energy suppliers and more
Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work eye care vouchers travel and gym membership
Excellent training and development opportunities
Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

How to apply

Read the job description and person specification before clickingApplyto commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying please contact Lois Hoare at

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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 this may include AI Detection Screening Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks Qualification and Registration Checks Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir) Up to 5 years of Employment History References DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks Credit Checks and Social Media Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.

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.

Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time compressed hours and hybrid 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.

Responsibilities

DescriptionThis is for internal candidates only and open to secondment.About Barnet CouncilBarnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centres vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build...

Description

This is for internal candidates only and open to secondment.

About Barnet Council

About the role

This is a 6 month Fixed Term Contract based in our East Central Hub

Pleaseclick hereto download the Job description for this role.(Right-click and select Open in new tab so you can keep the job description open while completing your application)

About you

What we offer

31 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents
Work-life balance options may include hybrid working flexitime job share home working part-time
A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers supermarkets energy suppliers and more
Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work eye care vouchers travel and gym membership
Excellent training and development opportunities
Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance

How to apply

System notice:Some dates shown on our online application system (such as Apply Before) appear inUS date format (MM/DD/YYYY)due to Oracle system settings.

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