Family Support Practitioner

**Two posts | maternity cover in Dereham and permanent contract in Thetford | 37 hours per week | £30,151 to £32,020 per annum (Grade H) | West & Breckland**

Children's Services are seeking to recruit two Family Support Practitioners for our West & Breckland Family Support team which is based in King’s Lynn and Dereham.

Early Help encompasses the work of a broad range of partners supporting families and individuals during often challenging and difficult times. Much of this work, although not exclusively, is undertaken in partnership with others. The development of universal Early Help Hubs across Norfolk has helped partners to gain a greater understanding of the work of partners and to develop networks and collaboration for the benefit of the residents of Norfolk.

Family Support is the targeted end of Early Help, operating at the edge of more intensive and or statutory services. Our practitioners provide support to families that have the most complex needs, whose situations without targeted intervention will escalate to become acute, chronic and result in the child/young person and their family requiring social care or other statutory intervention.

There is a strong emphasis on partnership working across all agencies, and Family Support Practitioners undertake direct work with families in the community to bring about long-lasting social change.

You will undertake direct work with children and their families, working within statutory legislation and delivering interventions prioritised by the line manager. You will have shared accountability with other team members for achieving required team performance targets (particularly Step Up / Step Down & DCLG Troubled Families payment by results targets).

We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.

**Closing date: 08 March 2023 23:59**

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We are the main local authority for Norfolk providing services countywide to more than 850,000 Norfolk residents. We take the lead in critical policy areas, working with 84 elected Members responsible for the strategic local government services in the county.

We provide a high quality service through involving people who use our services to shape and comment on them and by promoting efficiency and innovation.

We work in partnership with local businesses, voluntary organisations and other local authorities such as District and Parish Councils to provide the people of Norfolk with excellent services.