Family Practitioner

Family Practitioner

Duration: Initially 3 months
Location: Totnes
Hours: 37 hours per week
Rate: £19 umbrella an hour (£15 PAYE an hour)

Devon County Council are looking for a Family Intervention Practitioner to join their team. This role is family facing, so you will need to be agile and visit families. Office attendance is 2-3 days per week.

As a Family Intervention Practitioner you will: Work directly and intensively with a mixed caseload of complex children, their families or carers, and other involved professionals to provide practical hands-on intervention to enable children to stay at home or in other agreed accommodation safely. Support families working with short-term intensity in a crisis resolution model, with some families for a longer period. Monitor and manage any risks to or from children and young people as part of direct work undertaken and escalate such risks. Work with the family as a whole, including absent parents and wider family members. Requirements: Experience working with challenging and resistant families in a range of settings. Experience of working with children and young people, including those who may display challenging behaviour. Relevant qualification in Health, Social Work, Education, Youth Work or a related field to 3 level. Valid UK driving license and access to a vehicle. #J-18808-Ljbffr