Family Help Practitioner

We are looking for a dedicated Family Help Practitioner to join our Central Family Help team and deliver exceptional service to children, young people, and families. In this role, you will manage a caseload aligned with your experience and capabilities, ensuring the voices of those you support are heard. Utilising various tools and employing a strengths based approach, you will implement timely and effective interventions to meet their needs.

Main duties of the job

• Deliver efficient and effective services to children, young people, and their families.
• Utilise tools, activities and a strengths based approach.
• Prepare and submit written reports as required.
• Attend reviews and TAF/CiN meetings, presenting interventions clearly and professionally.
• Keep the multi agency professional team informed of significant information about allocated families, and work with them to affect meaningful change.

About you

• Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals' qualities, abilities and diverse backgrounds.
• Advocating for equality and integrity in all you do.
• Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.
• Willing to take responsibility and contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council's vision.
• Driven to do it differently and embark on a journey of continuous improvement.
• Relevant experience of working with children, young people and/or families.
• An understanding of the impact of abuse, social deprivation and disadvantage on children, young people and their families.
• Knowledge and understanding of the application of safeguarding principles.
• Ability to case hold and, within this, assess, create and record outcome driven plans for children and young people.
• Travel independently around the County as needed.

Rewards and benefits

• Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays) (pro rata).
• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support 24 x 7.
• Range of family friendly policies.
• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce. Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peer support, education and safe spaces for all.

Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job. We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships. We are also committed to helping and supporting those transitioning from HM Armed Forces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi time, full time and part time working, job sharing, nine day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.