Senior Family Practitioner

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Lewisham Council Full time

Job Ref: CYP-22-061
Job type: full-time 35 hours
Closing date: Sunday 9th April 2023, 11:59pm
Contract Type: Permanent

**Salary**: £36,579 - £38,148 per annum (PO1)

It is an exciting time to join Family Thrive, our new integrated Targeted Family Support Team, within the Early Help provision. We are looking for a Senior Family Practitioner who is passionate about working with children and families and is able to provide good quality supervision and guidance to Family Practitioners and Apprentice Family Practitioners.

We recognise that investing in effective, targeted support enables families to draw on their own resources and overcome challenges. In London Borough of Lewisham, we have high aspirations for all our children across our diverse communities 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**

Senior Family Practitioners in Family Thrive are responsible for supervising Family Practitioners, providing direct support, supervision, guidance and ensuring good practice. In Family Thrive, you will be working alongside Early Help Coordinators and Senior Therapists and managed by a Hub Manager.

**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 a Senior Family Practitioner you will be based in one of the 4 hub areas in the borough, working across family homes, Schools, Children’s Centres or other community settings.

Whilst the service is primarily community 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 in supervising and supporting Family Practitioners in early help settings
- Experience of delivering of high quality, outcome focussed support to children, young people and their families
- A track record of working inclusively and collaboratively in order to successfully build relationships and partnerships, both internally and externally, and the ability to establish trust and credibility.
- 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

In return, we’ll offer excellent development opportunities, plus a range of benefits that includes a career average pension scheme, flexible working and the opportunity to make a real difference to our local community.

**Salary details**

£36,579 - £38,148 per anuum (P01)

**Further information**

For an informal discussion, please contact Billie Murdoch (Group Manager) on 0787 6066 335

Lewisham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

For a full job description and person specification, and for further information about the recruitment process, please click on the links below.

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**Closing date**

Sunday 9th April 2023, 11:59pm

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.


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