The role
Salary range:
The salary range for this position is:£42,855 - £50,088
About the Service
Every child and young person deserves a good start in life. But for some children, these formative years aren’t going as well as we’d hope. This is why we are developing and transforming our early intervention service delivery to a Family Hub model. This is an innovative programme delivering wholesale reform of the delivery model of support to parents, carers and children aged from conception to age 19 or up to 25 for those with special education needs and disabilities. We are developing new ways of supporting parents with the skills and knowledge they need for their children to thrive and reach their potential.
About the Role
We are seeking to appoint a Parenting Practitioner who will deliver a menu of evidence based practice and intervention programmes to parents and carers of children aged 0-2, supporting parents with the skills and knowledge they need.
The Parenting Practitioner provides timely and flexible early help and family support to children, young people and parents/carers. They work in partnership with families and engage informal and formal support networks in their communities to ensure lasting positive outcomes. They encourage resilience to enable families to build strong relationships and strategies to deal confidently with the ups and downs of parenting.
You will:
- provide direct family support through a range of means including face to face in the family home, in community venues and online
- collaborate with families and partners to agree on where they need help, completing family friendly assessments and plans that look holistically at family needs and aims
- ensure effective monitoring of parenting interventions and the evaluation of outcomes to ensure support will strengthen family resilience, reduce family stressors and improve family outcomes.
About Southwark
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do
About You
We are looking for an energetic and passionate practitioner who is social work qualified or holds a related professional qualification to engage and influence partners.
You will also bring:
- experience of working with parents and families, helping them to make changes to their lives by being tenacious and challenging but supportive,
- a passion and real commitment to the parenting agenda who will promote a reflective, learning environment
- knowledge and application of completing holistic family assessments and goal setting
- the ability to keep accurate records and follow policy and documentation procedures.
- experience of working in partnership with a range of agencies in order to deliver positive and effective outcomes for the families will be required.
- the ability to wok flexibly to meet the needs of families
Additional salary details
Additional details
Please note a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required at enhanced level.
Please note this post is fixed term until March 2025.
It is essential for this post that you undertake the training to become a EPEC Trainer and Parent group leader provided by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.. The training can be undertaken within your working hours
For further information and to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Vicky Agnew Head of Family Early Help via Victoria.agnew@southwark.gov.uk, or by telephone 07395 372584/0207-525-0763
This role would be open as a secondment opportunity.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing date: 21st January 2024
Interviews will take place in the week beginning: 5th February 2024
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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