Family Help Practitioner

Family Help Practitioner – Gateshead Council

Fox Morris Group is recruiting a Family Help Practitioner

2-3 months contract

Caseholding practitioner required to work with Families at Family Help level of involvement.

Ability to complete Family Help Assessments, and complete support plans are essential, along with delivering intervention to address needs for children and families.

Experience:

* Child development.

* Relevant legislation in the child/family support field.

* Safeguarding thresholds and procedures.

* Issues that affect vulnerable children and their families.

* Secure use, storage and transfer of confidential information.

* Importance of maintaining professional boundaries.

* Equal opportunities, anti-oppressive practice and the impact of discrimination.

* Understanding of parenting and relationship programmes – approaches, evidence and impact.

* Childcare and education systems.

* Housing and benefits systems.

* Significant demonstrable experience of working with children and families at risk or in need, managing cases and/or offering direct interventions.

* Working in partnership with a wide range of professionals to develop multi-agency support plans.

* Facilitating groups and leading multi-agency meetings.

* Use of assessment tools with families.

* Good communication skills, both written and verbal, including report-writing and presentation skills.

TO APPLY, PLEASE FIRST SEND YOUR UP-TO-DATE CV,

YOUR AVAILABILITY OR NOTICE PERIOD, THE ROLE YOU ARE APPLYING FOR AND YOUR REQUIRED HOURLY RATE.

We only retain your CV on file after speaking with you