Early Help Coordinator

It is an exciting time to join Family Thrive, our integrated Targeted Family Support Team, within the Early Help provision. We are looking for an Early Help Coordinator who is passionate about supporting families in receiving the right support at the earlieststage to improve outcomes for children and families.

We recognise that providing early help support as soon as worries arise within families, is the best means to support families, as this can prevent crises and help families overcome challenges. We have high aspirations for all our children across our diversecommunities and put local people at the heart of decision-making, working in partnership with them to provide quality services that are responsive, effective, and efficient.

The role
The Early Help Coordinator role in Family Thrive will be primarily working alongside schools and partner agencies to support them in getting early help support in place for families in the community to prevent families from experiencing acute crises and needinghigher level services.The Early Help Coordinator will be pivotal in the Team Around School Approach to advise, guide and support schools in supporting families as soon as worries arise.The role will also involve facilitating virtual Coffee with Colleaguesand facilitating groups

Location
We are based across Lewisham, with the main office in Catford SE6, an area that has excellent transport links and is just 15mins from London Bridge. As the Early Help Coordinator, you will be based in the community, across schools and partner agencies

Whilst the service is primarily office based, we operate a hybrid approach whereby you may be required to work both in the office and from home as determined by service requirements.

What we’re looking for
About You:

- Experience of delivering of high quality, outcome focussed support to children, young people, and their families
- A track record of working inclusively and collaboratively to successfully build relationships and partnerships, both internally and externally, and the ability to establish trust and credibility.
- Ability to break down barriers to give families a positive experience and genuine hope for the future.
- A creative and solution focussed approach to challenges and a commitment to continued development of skills and expertise
- An understanding of effective practice, child and adolescent development, family support models and evidence-based practice as well the importance of contextual working and environmental factors.
- Motivation to embrace anti-discriminatory and anti-racist practice

Immediate start

Ongoing temp booking

£21.96 paye / £27.18 ltd umb per hour

35 hours per week Mon to Fri