Family Help Practitioner

• Suffolk County Council
• Address:Hybrid and community basedin either Bury St Edmunds IP33 3YU Ipswich IP1 2BX or Lowestoft NR33 0EQ
• Salary:28598 per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Hours:37 hours per week flexible working options available
• Contract:Permanent

At Suffolk County Council every role is a chance to create positive change. As aFamily Help Practitionerin theFamily Help Team youll see the direct impact of your work on the children young people and families that make Suffolk special. Join us and turn your passion for progress into action.

Reimagine the possibilities.

Your role and responsibilities

As a Family Help Practitioner youll play a key role in supporting children young people and families to achieve positive and lasting change.

In this role you will:

• act as thelead professionalfor families building trusted relationships and working collaboratively to understand needs and develop meaningful plans.
• carry outhome visits assessments and planned interventions using the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework to guide your approach.
• provide practical and emotional support helping families navigate early signs of social emotional health or behavioural issues.
• work alongside social workers health colleagues and other agencies to provide coordinated support.
• maintain clear accurate and timely case records making sure every childs story is captured respectfully and professionally.
• recognise safeguarding concerns and escalate them appropriately with support and oversight from management.
• Youll organise your own workload problem solve effectively and contribute to group or multi-agency meetings.

Every day youll be helping families move towards strength resilience and safety.

You will need:

We hope youll bring:

• A Level 4 practitioner qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
• A strong commitment to Suffolks WE ASPIRE values.
• An understanding of early intervention prevention and child development.
• Experience working directly with children and families including those with complex needs or safeguarding concerns.
• Confidence in delivering evidencebased interventions and working creatively to help families make changes.
• The ability to identify risks communicate effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals.

Take a look at what makes our Ideal Worker shaped by the voices of young people: find out more.

Even if you dont meet every criterion we encourage you to apply we would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

The team

Youll join one of our dedicatedFamily Help Teams - multidisciplinary groups of social workers and practitioners committed to improving outcomes for children and young people across Suffolk.

There are also opportunities for Family Help Practitioners within our Countywide Children with Disabilities Team. If this role is of particular interest to you or you have experience working with disabled children and their families please make this clear in your application

We work creatively collaboratively and with compassion always striving to ensure every child can live their best life.

Hybrid working community engagement and flexible approaches are all part of how we operate.

Empowering Everyone

We are big believers in potential possibility and the power of different ideas. We are always searching for ways to encourage respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We want to represent the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in the organisation as shown in our Workforce Equality Report.

For more information

For a casual chat about the role/s pleaseemailorcontactSteve Blaneyby calling.

How to apply

Step 1 -Read theJob and Person Profile (Word).

Step 2 -Click Apply Now to start your online application.

Step 3 -Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use theSupporting Statement template (Word).

1. Describe your experience of working directly with children young people and families. What support did you provide and what outcomes were achieved
2. Give an example of when you carried out (or contributed to) an assessment and developed a plan with a family. What framework/approach did you use and what was the outcome
3. Tell us about a time you worked with other professionals/agencies to coordinate support for a family. How did you contribute to a joined-up response

Please note:Without a supporting statement your interest will not be supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.

For guidance on completing your application please seeourHow to Apply page.

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Do you need any reasonable adjustments to help you to applyIf you are disabled and/or haveadditionalsupport needs you can request reasonable adjustments. You can do this by contacting ourRecruitment Team by emailing or calling.You can find examples ofpossible adjustmentsonourReasonable Adjustment pages.

Closing date:11.30 pm 30 June 2026.

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