Early Help Family Practitioner, Linden Children & Family Hub

Early Help Family Practitioner, Linden Children & Family Hub

Salary S01, £37,575 - £38,769

Full-Time, Permanent

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Linden newly transformed Children and Family Hub are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Early Help Family Practitioner to work as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners to deliver interventions as part of a wider, multi-agency system, in order to provide intense support to families with multiple and complex needs.

We are looking to appoint an experienced and dedicated Family Support Practitioner to join our established team delivering Family Support, parenting support and work directly with families.

You will also hold a caseload of moderately complex cases, whilst managing them to a high standard. The role also involves empowering positive change within families through one-to-one work, group facilitation and outreach activities. Significant professional experience of working within a culturally diverse educational childcare or family support environment is essential. You must have good interpersonal, and relationship building skills and possess good assessment skills.

You will have a Level 3 Qualification in Childcare & Education, Health, Social Care, Education, or Parenting and Family Work is required for this position, as well as recent experience of working with families with children under 5.

Linden Children and Family Hub is an Outstanding Multi-Agency Hub, housing many professionals including health, midwife, speech and language, clinical psychologist and many more. We have a 48-place onsite Nursery which supports some of Hackney’s most vulnerable children.

Closing date: 22:59 28th July 2024

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Further information

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.