Family Practitioner
Team: Family Help
Job Family: Supporting - CBG8
Salary: £31,022 - £33,851 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford & Grove View, Dunstable. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.
Contract: Hybrid - Permanent
Closing Date: 4th January 2025
Interview Date: Week commencing 12th January 2025
About the role:
This role is an exciting opportunity to become a Family Practitioner within our Family Help Team. The Family Help Team is locality based, covering Dunstable/Houghton Regis (South), Flitwick/Ampthill/Leighton Buzzard (West Mid Beds) and Biggleswade/Sandy/Shefford (Ivel Valley). The Family Help Team have positions in all localities for consideration.
In Children and Families, we aim to give every child excellent care and a promising future. By supporting families and keeping children safe we are empowering them to thrive, grow up safely, achieve more, and be happy and healthy. Being a Family Practitioner, you will have the opportunity to support children who are in need of Early Help intervention and after completing specialist training you will be able to work with children who are supported by a Child in Need Plan (CIN). We are seeking Family Practitioners to join our progressive team, who are able to practice in a relationship-based way, evidence outstanding organisational skills and are child and family focused.
We know that the only way to protect our most vulnerable children is to value and support our talented Family Practitioners, we will offer you the opportunity to develop, progress your career and find your greatness. You will be supported in your work through regular reflective supervision, training and informal supervision as required.
As part of your day-to-day role, you will be responsible for managing a varied caseload of children, visiting families, completing direct work with children to understand their views and lived experiences, chair multi-agency meetings and liaise with a range of other professionals to support our most vulnerable children. You will have the verbal communication skills to enable you to communicate effectively with children, parents and other agencies, and the written skills to present high-quality assessments and record keeping. Relationship based practice is key to the role, and working alongside families is our passion. We pride ourselves on our small teams and manageable caseloads, allowing workers to undertake meaningful practice with children and their families to support with sustained positive change.
We are a proud Local Authority of the achievements and service we offer Children and Families at Central Bedfordshire Council and have been awarded Social Work ‘employer of the year’ alongside having been graded a ‘Good’ at our last OFSTED inspection. Report published 24th April 2025.
Join us, and you’ll enjoy attractive benefits plus excellent in-house training. This includes specialist courses covering specific areas of interest. Even better, you’ll find your greatness by ensuring that every child is happy, safe and well.
At Central Bedfordshire we’re passionate about having a workforce that reflects our community. It’s why we’re committed to creating equal opportunities, so that we always embrace diversity.
Thank you for taking the time to consider applying for this position, we look forward to considering your application for interview.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Katrina Hand, Family Help Manager at katrina.hand@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.
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Safeguarding :
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
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