Family Support Practitioner

3 weeks ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time

**Suffolk County Council - West Suffolk House, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3YU - Community based**:

- **£26,421 per annum (pro rata if part time)**:

- **37 hours per week - Flexible working options available**:

- **Permanent x 2 posts**

We’re focused on making a meaningful difference to communities across Suffolk. How? By listening to our people learning from what they say and creating a culture of mutual respect, where everyone works together to achieve great things. As a **Family Support Practitioner **in the Forest Heath Family Support Team you’ll be as keen to collaborate and build a bright future as we are. So, to make a positive impact, connect with us and connect with a fantastic career.

**Your role and responsibilities**

In this exciting role, you'll have the opportunity to engage and communicate with young people of all ages, building meaningful connections and providing invaluable support. Using Suffolk's Signs of Safety principles, you'll assess, plan, and review cases with care and expertise, You'll maintain accurate records and data and provide reports through our electronic systems.

Collaboration is key, and you'll actively build relationships with multi-agency partners, identifying risks and safeguarding concerns promptly and escalating where appropriate. Your role will involve providing information and guidance, connecting families to relevant universal and specialist services in the local area and beyond. When statutory intervention is required, you'll work closely with Social Workers, Lead Professionals, and Health Colleagues, supporting families through complex situations.

Building relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality is an integral part of this role. You'll regularly engage with young people from diverse backgrounds across Forest Heath, empowering them to share their experiences and ensuring their voices are heard.

Additionally, you'll play a vital role in facilitating Family Time, supporting children in maintaining safe connections with significant adults in their lives through supervision.

If you're passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and families, we want to hear from you Join our team and be part of a supportive, rewarding environment where you can truly make a difference.

**You will need**
- a suitable practitioner-level qualification at Level 3 or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work
- evidence of continuing professional development
- willingness to learn new skills and share existing knowledge and learning
- a passion to support and advocate for children and families.
- a fresh approach to working with all people regardless of their lived experience and provide an honest, non-judgemental approach
- a creative, caring, and friendly approach.

**The team**

We are a friendly, fun team who all work together to ensure that we are hearing the voices of children and young people, ensuring that their lived experiences are at the heart of our services.

We cover the Forest Heath area which is over three towns including Newmarket, Mildenhall and Brandon (as well as the villages in between).

There are a variety of career paths and learning opportunities to explore, View our Family Support Practitioner **Career Pathways (pdf)**.**

**Empowering Everyone**

**For more information**

**How to apply**

**Step 1 - **Read the **Job and Person Profile (docx)**.**

**Step 3 - **Upload a** **supporting statement** **answering the following questions below (no more than 400 words per question). You should use the **Supporting Statement template**.

1. Provide an example of when you had to identify and respond to a safeguarding or risk concern involving a child or young person. How did you handle the situation, and what did you learn from the experience

2. Discuss a time when you had to build and maintain effective relationships with multi-agency partners or professional groups. What challenges did you face, and how did you overcome them?

3. Provide an example of when you had to work collaboratively with a family to develop and deliver interventions or support plans. How did you involve the family in the process, and what was the outcome?

**Step 4 - **Upload a CV (without name and personal details).

**Closing date: 11.30pm, 9 April 2024.**

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts. #LI-Hybrid

**As a modern and effective council, we **offer a wide variety of careers to suit people with a range of **skills, abilities and ambitions. We offer working options that **flex to reflect the way people work today and take the time to **understand and support your individual needs. We’re driven **to make a positive difference to the world around us and **encourage every

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