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Strengthening Families Practitioners (Family Help - Families First)
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Sandwell Childrens Trust
At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.
What we can offer you:
- Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
- Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
- You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
- We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
- Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
- We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.
With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our ‘Sandwell Family’.
Please visit The Sandwell Deal via this hyperlink
37 hours per week
Fixed term contracts for 12 months
About the Role:
We are seeking passionate and skilled Practitioners to join our Family Help Teams as we move towards the implementation of our Families First model. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of transforming services in line with our new model, delivering integrated support across Early Help and Child in Need (CIN) to improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
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You will work directly with families, providing timely, strengths-based interventions and leading Child in Need plans alongside Family Help support, ensuring a coordinated and seamless approach.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver direct, relationship-based interventions to children, young people, and families.
- Lead and coordinate Child in Need (CIN) plans alongside Family Help work.
- Undertake high-quality assessments and develop outcome-focused plans.
- Work collaboratively within a multi-agency team to coordinate support.
- Promote family-led decision-making, empowering families to build on their strengths.
- Ensure the voice of the child is central to all planning and intervention.
- Monitor progress and adapt to ensure timely and effective outcomes.
About You:
We are looking for practitioners who:
- Have experience working within Early Help, Strengthening Families, or Child in Need services.
- Are skilled in engaging families and building strong, trusting relationships.
- Can deliver high-quality, strengths-based and trauma-informed practice.
- Are confident in assessment, planning, and multi-agency working.
- Are committed to improving outcomes and reducing the need for statutory intervention.
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Why Join Us?
- Be part of an innovative service transformation programme.
- Work within a supportive, multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Opportunity to shape and influence new ways of working.
- Access to training, development, and reflective supervision.
Additional Information:
This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future design of Family Help services across Sandwell.
So, if you think your future could lie with a 'Good ' team, then we’d love to hear from you.
To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal:
https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/
When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.
Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
If you require further information on the role or working for us please email recruitment_childrenstrust@sandwell.gov.uk and a member of our Recruitment Team will be happy to give you a call.
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