Early Help Practitioner

Seven Social Care is looking for an Early Help Practitioner to fill an exclusive opportunity in Wandsworth.

We have opportunities available for up to 12 months and the pay is £22.72 per hour.

The Hiring manager is looking for someone who can work 36 hours a week (various shifts available from Monday to Sunday).

The role:

The Early Help Practitioner will work as part of the Early Help Division’s model, providing services to families with children from 0-19 years and up to 25 years with SEND.  They will work as a lead professional and deliver a range of interventions including activities and groups for children and families that will contribute to the Early Help Offer as well as connecting children and families to universal and targeted services to help them thrive.  The interventions will be designed to prevent poor outcomes for children by identifying early concerns and will be delivered from settings where risk indicators tell us children and families are more likely to face challenges that could have a negative impact on children as they grow up.  The post holder will undertake whole family assessments and develop a single action plan with families that will support change using the Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework.  The post holder will work as part of an integrated team and with partners, families, and the local community.

  Key Responsibilities:

To undertake whole family assessments using Systemic approaches and to use appropriate tools to ensure the family and the child/ren’s voices are included in the assessment and in the plans for the family.

In partnership with parents to develop outcome focused plans that sets out goals that will result in positive changes for the whole family.

To act as the Lead Professional for a family, co-ordinating, and sharing information with the family and across the team around the family (TAF). Ensuring regular reviews are undertaken to ensure there is no drift, that plans are up to date, and goals reviewed.

To plan and deliver interventions on an individual, family and group basis which are delivered in a range of ways and places including but not exclusive to activities for families, family support, group work which may take place in the community, school, or home. 

If this role is something you’d be interested in or available to undertake, please could you reply to this email with your CV ASAP? Alternatively, if this role would not be suitable for you but you know someone who may be interested then please feel free to share my contact details.

Seven also run a referral scheme – if you know anyone looking for this type of work then please put them in touch, and we can pay you £250 once they are placed and have worked 100 hours!