About Us
Targeted Early Help work in Devon is striving to provide all children and families with support and help when they need it to enable them to make their best family outcomes and prevent the need for statutory services to engage. Through an exciting and ambitious improvement programme, we are embedding a restorative practice model that focuses on relational ways of working and harnessing strengths from within the immediate and wider family through a solution focussed lens.
We are proud of our workforce and recognise that they are committed to providing the best service possible. A strong learning and development culture is seen throughout the Early Help and Partnerships arena, including access to higher level modern day apprenticeships in management and leadership.
About the Role
Re-launched in September 2024, the Family Intervention Team works as a specialist county-wide service with families with children 0-18 as a ‘family help’ service across Devon. A voluntary and consensual service from a strong family led aspect, FIT works within an assessment, plan, intervene and review cycle. We deliver a bespoke intervention package working with them, to help them stay safe and reduce the risks of family breakdown and prevent escalation to statutory services.
This recruitment is for new posts. The team has been further developed to shape out our exciting next phase. Going forward, the service will offer increased flexibility by contributing to an extended hours service, utilising a rota system across 7 days and until 10 pm at night. This will be a significant support offer for children and families in Devon.
Working as part of one of 8 locality based teams, the Family Practitioner works collaboratively with colleagues and in partnership with families, to achieve sustained change.
About You
The Family Intervention Team is a fast paced, busy environment. Experience of working with families is essential. The ability to adapt, be dynamic and respond to changeable demand is important.
If you are ready to take on a position that offers you the opportunity to work alongside and improve outcomes for the children, young people, families and their communities in Devon, we want to hear from you.