Practice Team Coordinator

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**Practice Team Coordinator Caseholding Team - East Locality**

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Children and Families First Team. The role and remit of the team is to work with families at the earliest opportunity, to provide a targeted and supportive services, the ethos being the right service, for the right family at the right time.

The team consists of two social workers, family support workers and clinical leads from the NHS. We also work in collaboration with our Solent NHS colleagues in midwifery, health visiting and public health nursing.

The team is based in the Family Hub centres of which there are three in the East locality. Working alongside our colleagues who provide universal services to children and families as part of the Early Help offer.

We are on a journey to establish a multi-disciplinary service embedded in the local community that serves and meets the needs of the resident families and their children.

**Are you ready to make a difference?**

If so, then Southampton Children and Learning Service would like you to join us.

With an ambition to become the first Child Friendly city on the south coast, we are passionate about understanding and supporting the needs and dreams of the children in Southampton. As part of our Destination 22 vision, we want all children and young people in Southampton to get a good start in life, live safely, be healthy and happy and go on to have successful opportunities in adulthood.

The Children and Families First Caseholding Team is seeking a Practice Co-ordinator (Grade 10) for a two-year secondment (Internal applicants) or for a two-year fixed term period (Internal /External applicants).

If you would like to join our team your main duties will include:

- To support families to access universal, universal plus and universal partnership plus level provision and provide intensive support to the whole family, supporting family members access the services they need.
- Supervision and management of a group of Family support workers alongside the current Practice Coordinator.
- Promote the operational delivery of the locality services. Working in partnership with the Locality Manager to embed high quality standards, professional leadership and integrated efficient working practices.

**Essential Experience and Skills**

If you have;
- A social work qualification.
- Experience of leadership and management of case holding teams
- Experience of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary team working and / or of developing working partnerships across sectors.
- Knowledge of policies, statutory regulations and guidance relating to safeguarding and child protection.
- Excellent personal organisational and communication skills with a clear understanding of Children and Learning Services and quality assurance.

We will give;
In return, successful applicants will benefit from a leadership team who care about their staff, a competitive salary, dedicated time for continuous professional development and high-quality reflective supervision. You will receive a competitive salary in the range of;
£42,503 - £46,549 (SCP 36-40) with paid leave (up to 33 days excluding bank holidays dependent on length of service) and flexible arrangements.

Discounted rail fares, paid parking and access to the Councils bicycle loan scheme.

If you want to be the best you can be for our children and want to support our staff in this aspiration, please come and join us

**We are the difference. Are you?**

For further information about this role please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.

**Contact details for informal discussion**:
To discuss the post further, please contact Donna Siley, Locality Lead, Children & Families First Caseholding Team - East Locality on 023 80 834789 or 07500 121937

***Additional information**:

- This post requires an Enhanced DBS check.
- Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours).
- This is a Fixed Term position for 2 years

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