2-month contract position with a local authority

Summary

This is a 2-month contract position with a local authority, working as part of a team of Early Help Family Practitioners. The role involves delivering interventions within a multi-agency system to provide intensive support to families with multiple and complex needs. The practitioner will conduct child-centered holistic family assessments using evidence-based tools to identify adverse childhood experiences and factors affecting family functioning. The goal is to increase resilience, enhance parenting capacity, and promote strong child-parent attachments to support positive child outcomes.

Responsibilities

Work as an Early Help Family Practitioner in line with Hackney Family Support Practice Guidance and Multi-Agency Team protocol.
Promote a safe environment that safeguards children, ensuring adherence to appropriate safeguarding procedures.
Provide structured and individualised support to children and families using assessment tools like Hackney’s Early Help Assessment Form, creating individual plans with agreed outcomes, targets, and review dates.
Act as the lead professional for individual families, coordinating and sharing information at MAT Meetings, and supporting team around the child meetings.
Support parents/carers in caring for their child through targeted work at home, group work, and coordinated services, addressing barriers such as housing and financial issues.
Coordinate and deliver parenting groups to help parents/carers understand their child’s needs and strengthen their parenting skills.

Requirements

Significant experience working with children and families.
Experience providing parenting support and delivering parenting programs, groups, or forums to vulnerable families with complex needs.
Experience offering advice, information, and guidance to families to build resilience and capacity.
Experience with a child-centered and outcomes-based approach to working with children and families.
Experience visiting and delivering interventions in family homes.

Essential Qualifications Required

Minimum Level 3 qualification in childcare & education, primary education, work with parents, health, or social work.
Level 4 Award in Work with Parents.

Additional Information

The role closes on 4th December 2025, apply ASAP.

Early Help Family Support Practitioner