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Family Front Door Practitioner


Location

Bridgwater, Somerset | United Kingdom


Job description

About the job

Some key information

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Family Front Door Team which is the ‘front door’ for statutory social care and early help services in Somerset, based at Express Park Bridgwater, co located with partner agencies.

This is a well respected team who triage request for involvement for the Family Intervention Service and work closely with them and social work colleagues.

The Family Front Door is a fast paced and exciting team ensuring that the children and families that we work with receive the right service the first time. Family Front Door Practitioners review Early Help Assessments that are submitted for the Family Intervention Service, gather information in order to assess and make recommendations as to whether this is the required outcome, or alternatively if the family needs to be sign posted to another agency to meet the families needs.

The role will include partnership engagement, offering advice and guidance in implementing Somerset’s continuum of need as identified in the SSCP document “Effective Support for Children & Families” and ensuring the effective operation of the Early Help Assessment.

We recognise the need for continuing professional development and support practitioners with developing their skills and career progression. There are regular CPD sessions held internally which are contributed to by social workers and also external agencies.

What will I be doing?

As part of your role, you will respond to request for intervention for the Family Intervention Service for children aged 0-25.

You will be expected to liaise with members of the public and professionals over the telephone in order to gather and assess information to determine what level of intervention is required. You will work on a rota system within the team, which allows for variation and development of skills including duty, consultation and quality assurance work.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

You will:

The role also involves speaking with service users and using feedback from service users to inform decision making regarding referrals and to inform service improvement.

Family Front Door Practitioners also have a responsibility for championing the EHA in multi-agency forums, making necessary amendments to the EHA and ensuring that guidance on Professional Choices is up to date. There is the opportunity to be involved in quality assurance work with partner agencies to help improve the quality of EHA’s being submitted to ensure that children and young people are getting the right service.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

Anything else I should know?

The salary range for this role is £30,296 to £33,945 per annum 

For further information or an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact:

Hannah Crothers, Team Manager on 01278 447536 or via email [email protected]

We anticipate offering and conducting interviews ahead of the closing date for suitable candidates.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

A bit more about Somerset Council

Somerset are a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that’s why we’re working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you’re looking for a place where your work truly matters – where YOU truly matter – we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

DBS information

This post requires a criminal background check via the Disclosure procedure.


Job tags

Full timeWork from homeFlexible hoursRotating shift


Salary

£30.3k - £33.95k per annum

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