We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Southwark to assist with the appointment of a Senior Early Help Practitioner, on a 3-months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay : £22.37 - £29.26 per hour Responsibilities: To engage families in recognising the need for change in order to improve outcomes for their children and work with them to achieve sustainable changes. To conduct whole family assessments that consider risk factors such as poor school attendance, physical and mental health issues, substance misuse, worklessness, offending, exploitation, financial difficulties, safeguarding, domestic violence and parental conflict To create a whole family plan with families that includes the voice of children and has SMART objectives to address risk factors and improve outcomes for children. To review progress of family plans regularly and plan exit strategies to sustain progress. To use evidence based tools that engage families and can show progress against identified needs. Qualifications: Must hold a recognised and relevant academic and/or professional qualification at level 5/Degree level or higher in direct work with families or have significant experience in complex whole family work. Experience: Significant experience of complex whole family direct work with children and their families within an early help context, in addition to formulating and implementing effective intervention plans with families. Experience of using persistence, tenacity and flexibility to engage families who may be reluctant to accept the need for help. Experience of supervising, training and managing staff undertaking whole family work. Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary and multiagency context to support vulnerable families. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1478426