Early Help Practitioner

Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago

Richmond, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Early Help Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the skills that will enable us to continue to enhance our practices and improve outcomes for children further. We are looking for bright, enthusiastic people who have the passion and the drive to make a positive difference to children’s lives.

You will ben the lead professional for children in receipt of Early Help support, assessing their needs via the Early Help Assessment and reviewing progress via Team Around the Child Meetings. You may also deliver parenting courses as part of your role.

This is a 12 month fixed-term, full time contract position.

About the role

As an Early Help Practitioner you will be expected to deliver all aspects of high quality provision of support to children and families to improve outcomes for children and their families. You will need to have a strong commitment to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. You will need to have a strong emphasis on solution focused thinking.

As an Early Help Practitioner for Achieving for Children, you will be responsible for:

Managing an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives Working within departmental policy and timeframes Maintaining the highest Professional standards at all times Undertaking Early Help Assessments, coordinating and leading on pathways of support through Team around the Child meetings; undertaking direct work with children and their families and creating individualised Early Help plans in collaboration with children and families

For further information about this role, please contact Darrell Gibson by email for an informal discussion.

About you

To be an Early Help Worker for AfC, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following:

An ability to build effective relationships with children, young people and families. You will have good verbal and listening skills when working with families, encouraging the voice of the child and acting professionally when faced with difficult situations. You will have experience of keeping and maintaining records You will demonstrate an ability to recognise professional limitations and seek advice and support from other professionals to resolve challenges and work in a solution focused manner.  Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving, multitasking, an ability to use your own initiative and to prioritise workloads to meet agreed deadlines. Personal determination, drive and ambition to overcome obstacles, achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children.  Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including negotiation and influencing skills.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension) Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme A range of staff benefits and discounts An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

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