Directorate: Family Services Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 or 18 (part-time) Salary: £38,058 - £41,44 pro rata Location: Colindale Closing Date: Midnight 22nd April 2025 Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centers, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative - which drive everything we do. About the role The Early Help Service brings together practitioners from a Youth Work, Children's Centre, Family Support and Social Work and EH Assessment background; with the aim of offering a more integrated early help offer to families, within Child and Family Hubs based in local communities. Our service is delivered in conjunction with a wide range of partners. We take a systemic, whole family and multi-agency approach to help build resilience and aim to offer the right help, first time, putting children first. The Child and Family Early Help Service aims to provide timely and effective early intervention that prevents problems from escalating and enables children to flourish. Full time and part time roles are available. Male workers are currently underrepresented within the Early Help workforce and given the nature of our work, supporting, and engaging with both male and female clients, applications by male workers would be encouraged Successful applicants would need to be able to take up the post as soon as possible. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. About you You will hold GCE, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in a related field to children and young people. The post holder/s will be responsible for the delivery of group work programmes, as well delivering evidence based 1-1 interventions. The role requires the ability to engage well with both children and their parent/carers. They will act as the lead professional, undertaking Early Help Assessments and coordinating-agency working. They will ensure seamless transfers of support across Children's Social Care and Early Help Services, with the aim of providing flexible, practical and evidenced-based support to children and their families. We expect our Team to use a range of evidenced-based approaches, to build resilience and promote improved outcomes and life opportunities. You will need to have a robust understanding of safeguarding and be able to prioritise tasks, keep accurate case records and have excellent assessment writing skills. If you want a rewarding job that provides opportunity for innovation, if you can rise to a challenge and most importantly if you want to be part of making a real positive difference for children then we want to hear from you. We are particularly looking for people who are dynamic, enthusiastic, and keen to develop themselves. If you have a passion for creativity and enjoy working in dynamic environments, we would love to hear from you. The successful candidate will have demonstrable skills including an understanding or experience of working with vulnerable adolescents and able to apply this with children and young people across the Early Help age range, and their families. We are particularly looking for people who are dynamic, enthusiastic, and keen to develop themselves. If you have a passion for creativity and enjoy working in challenging environments, we are keen to hear from you What we offer - 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays - Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents - Work-life balance options may include hybrid working, flexitime, job share, home working, part-time - A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more - Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership - Excellent training and development opportunities - Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance How to apply Read the job description and person specification before clicking 'Apply' to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Mark Vargeson at Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures. To deliver Barnet Council's commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services, all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds. For further information, please read our equality statement. Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time, compressed hours, and remote working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking. Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply All posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months, during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed. Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible. Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application, as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post, then regretfully in this instance, you have not been shortlisted.