Senior Early Help Practitioner Duration: Initially 3 months Hours: 36 hours a week Rate: £30 umbrella an hour (£23 PAYE an hour) Southwark Council are looking for a Senior Early Help Practitioner to join their Under 11 Family Early Help Service Responsibilities: Focus on supporting families working closely with partner agencies to deliver high quality early intervention to families in collaboration with primary schools Engage families in recognizing the need for change in order to improve outcomes for their children Conduct whole family assessments that consider risk factors such as poor school attendance, physical and mental health issues, substance misuse, worklessness etc. Create a whole family plan with families that includes the voice of children and has SMART objectives Review progress of family plans regularly and plan exit strategies to sustain progress Requirements Experience and working knowledge of an early intervention setting and statutory work with children and families with a demonstrable track record in family work and leading professional collaborations Must hold a recognized and relevant academic and/or professional qualification at level5/Degree level or higher in direct work with families or have significant experience in complex whole family work Significant experience of complex whole family direct work with children and their families within an early help context Experience of supervising, training and managing staff undertaking whole family work