Early Help Practitioner

Seven Resourcing are looking for a temporary Early Help Practitioner to work with the MASH Team in Poole. This position is initially for a period of 3 months and is paying £25.00 per hour (PAYE and umbrella payment options are available). The working hours are Monday - Friday from 8am - 5pm. 

The role:

To work as member of the Early Help team operating peripatetically across a locality area delivering high quality support and intervention services to families in order to safeguard and promote the well-being of children and young people and build parental capacity, strengths and resilience.

Act as a lead professional playing a key role in managing risk and securing positive outcomes through robust case work, including thorough assessment and outcomes focused timely planning and ensure the safe transfer of cases to statutory services when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• To act as a case holding lead professional undertaking appropriate assessments in order to accurately assess risk, make decisions and create high quality intervention plans to improve outcomes for children and young people.
• Ensure that the child or young person is at the centre of professional planning, assessment and intervention and that the views and wishes of the child and /or family (as appropriate) are sought to understand and shape the level of intervention required.
• To act as a main point of contact for a cluster of schools or settings providing Early Help advice, support and professional challenge on a range of issues.
• Work collaboratively with other Teams and a broad range of stakeholders (Health, Education, Voluntary Sector) to achieve collective objectives and improve outcomes and to ensure that statutory duties relating to school attendance are met.
• Apply principles of anti-discriminatory practice to identify the potential for and / or redress the negative impact of racism, homophobia, discrimination based on gender, ethnicity, disability, class, culture, language or religion to ensure that children and young people are treated with dignity and respect.
• To work under the direction of the team manager or assistant team manager and engage in reflective case supervision to enhance existing practice, seek advice on individual cases, especially where complex, develop personal resilience, and promote continuous professional development.

Applicant Requirements:

Qualifications:

NVQ 4, HND or diploma (or equivalent experience). 

Experience: 1+ year of experience within a similar role. 

Compliance: Proof of ability to work and live in the UK. Current DBS and 2 x references. 

Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.

Hours: 37 hours p/w.

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