Job Title: Senior Early Help Practitoner
Location: Southwark
Pay Rate: £32 P/H
Job Type: Full Time/Contract

The Role
To engage families in recognising the need for change in order to improve outcomes for their children and work with them to achieve sustainable changes
To conduct whole family assessments that consider risk factors such as poor school attendance, physical and mental health issues, substance misuse, worklessness, offending, exploitation, financial difficulties, safeguarding, domestic violence and parental conflict
To create a whole family plan with families that includes the voice of children and has SMART objectives to address risk factors and improve outcomes for children
To review progress of family plans regularly and plan exit strategies to sustain progress
To use evidence based tools that engage families and can show progress against identified needs
The Candidate
* Must hold a recognised and relevant academic and/or professional qualification at level 5/Degree level or higher in direct work with families or have significant experience in complex whole family work
* Knowledge of guidance and best practice in work with 0 - 19 year olds and their families in respect of early intervention, youth justice, relevant childcare and education legislation, and the London Child Protection Procedures

* Knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors and risk and protective factors for poor outcomes for children
How to apply

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