About us The Family Practitioners team is a great place to work if you are passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and their families in Salford. We currently have an exciting vacancy as a Family Practitioner within our busy team delivering Salford City Council s statutory responsibility for the assessment, support and intervention for children and families on Child in Need and Child Protection Plans. The team is responsible for the delivery of the Local Authority s statutory duties in relation to safeguarding and supporting children and families who have social workers. Working closely with parents, social workers and other professionals from schools, health services and other partner agencies, the team ensure that families are supported with achieving complex behavioural change and positive outcomes for children and families in Salford. The Family Practitioners team deliver support and intervention to support families to achieve their vision and goals, help them to connect with positive support networks in their community, assess and manage risk independently, and develop their problem solving skills, emotional intelligence and communication. We want every child and young person to have the fullest opportunity to be happy, healthy and achieve their full potential. About the role As a Family Practitioner, you will be responsible for supporting social workers with delivering intervention as part of Child in Need and Child Protection Plans. You will hold a caseload, attend at meetings and reviews as necessary, and support the service by being part of a duty rota. Salford City Council is an ambitious organization. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our city and its residents, and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for and with our communities. Candidates should therefore be able to demonstrate a commitment to improving services. For an informal discussion, please contact either of the following Deputy Manager's : Zoe Flanagan: zoe.flanagansalford.gov.uk Claire Healy: claire.healysalford.gov.uk Sandra Hyde: sandra.hydesalford.gov.uk About you Your style and approach will reflect our values: you will be passionate about improving outcomes for the children and young people of Salford and always striving to improve things. You will have experience of working with children / young people and their families. In Salford, we value diversity and inclusion and we want to encourage you to apply if you are of ethnic minority background and/or identify yourself as having a disability. Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently 49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months salary payments at a rate of 12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of 49.50. If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants Closing date: 21st March 2025 Interviews: the week of 10th April 2025 Want to know more about Salford? As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this. Find out about our city as a place to live, work & grow, and learn more about the amazing work we are doing. You ll also find out about the wealth of benefits we have to offer you here Continuous Service commitment New employees can keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others under this scheme. Find out if this applies to you here. Guaranteed Assessment Schemes We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel by way of a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme. Our application forms ask you to indicate if you meet any of the criteria within this scheme, and so to find out more and if you qualify please click here. Privacy Statement and Data Protection Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr .