Suffolk County Council – Landmark House, Ipswich, IP1 5PB
- Community based
- £27,711 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- 37 hours per week - Flexible working options available
- Permanent
We’re focused on making a meaningful difference to communities and families across Suffolk.
As a Family Support Practitioner in the Ipswich South Family Support Team, you’ll be keen to collaborate and build a bright future. To make a positive impact, connect with us and connect with a fantastic career.
Your role and responsibilities
As a Family Support Practitioner, you will support and communicate with young people and their families to facilitate and create positive change. You will hold your own caseload where you will be using the Suffolk’s Signs of Safety framework to assess, plan, and review support regularly. Being able to confidently challenge concerns and connect families with support that exists around them to help strengthen their situation is fundamental to this role.
You will respond to the needs of the family by identifying and delivering evidence-based interventions both on a one-to-one basis, as part of family work and in the facilitation of group work.
Collaborative working is essential as part of the wider support being offered; you will lead on regular family review meetings with other key professionals. You will be part of exploring wider networks and encouraging family support.
You will be part of identifying risk and safeguarding concerns which will be accurately recorded and escalated accordingly in a timely response. When statutory intervention is required, you will work with the guidance of social care, social workers, and health to support families in a unified response.
Building networks and maintaining positive relationships is an integral part of the role. You will work in collaboration with others, actively building relationships and networks with other professionals, services, and the community.
You will play a vital role in facilitating Family Time; supporting children to maintain safe links and connections with significant adults in their life through supervision.
You will have opportunities to learn and develop within your role with regular training opportunities which you will be encouraged to pursue.
You will need
1. A suitable practitioner-level qualification at Level 3 or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
2. To be confident in communicating with a range of people with the ability to convey ideas and key messages, adapting your communication approach depending on the audience and their individual needs.
3. To be flexible in your approach and balance the variety in the role as a Family Support Practitioner.
4. To have a strong understanding of the written word and be confident with IT, skills which are necessary to keep accurate and timely records.
5. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the positive welfare of children, young people, and their families.
6. A passion to make changes and to advocate for children and their families.
7. A willingness to learn new skills and to share existing knowledge and experience with the team.
The team is a friendly, diverse, and supportive group sharing the same passion to work together to make meaningful differences within our communities.
For more information
Please contact Lorraine Cartwright - Practice Manager (she/her) by calling 07783 766243 or emailing our inbox CYPFamilySupportIpswichSouth@suffolk.gov.uk.
How to apply
1. Read the Job and Person Profile (JPP) (docx).
2. Click ‘Apply Now’ to start your online application.
3. Upload a supporting statement answering the following questions (no more than 400 words per question).
1. Discuss an example of a time when you have responded to a safeguarding concern involving a child or young person. What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?
2. Present an example of practice where you have worked collaboratively to overcome or breakdown barriers for a young person and/or their family.
3. Demonstrate how you manage and prioritise workloads under pressure and a flexible approach to working practices.
Step 4 - Upload a CV (without name and personal details). Please note: Without a supporting statement and CV, your interest will not be progressed. Any supporting documents must be in either PDF or MS Word format.
This authority 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. DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
Closing date: 11.30pm, 6 January 2025
Interview date: 14 January 2025
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