Senior Family Practitioner

Suffolk County Council

. Work as a Senior Family Help Practitioner in the Family Help Team covering the Breckland area .

Posted 10/8/2026contractDereham • United KingdomSenior💰 £38,510 - £40,444 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing complex caseloads of Family Help cases while effectively communicating with families and professionals. Skilled in risk assessment and adapting practices to meet the evolving needs of families, ensuring the safety and well-being of children and young people.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Experience Working With Children And FamiliesManaging Complex CaseloadsRisk Assessment And ManagementEffective CommunicationGood IT Skills

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Hard Skills

Case ManagementSupport PlanningEarly InterventionRisk IdentificationAdaptabilityResilience

Soft Skills

FlexibilityInitiativeCalm Under Pressure

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft WordMicrosoft ExcelDatabases

Industry Keywords

Family HelpChild SafetyPositive OutcomesFamily Support

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work as a Senior Family Help Practitioner in the Family Help Team covering the Breckland area
Manage a complex caseload of Family Help cases
Work alongside families, their networks and other professionals
Name and address worries, create support plans and achieve positive outcomes
Empower families to effect sustained change
Keep children and young people safe through early intervention
Identify and understand risk, keeping it under review throughout each case
Prioritise and adapt practice according to changing family needs
Support the wider team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience working with children and families
Experience managing a complex caseload of Family Help cases
High level of resilience
Flexibility, initiative and ability to manage workload
Ability to prioritise and adapt practice while remaining calm under pressure
Ability to identify and understand risk and keep it under review throughout the case
Good IT skills
Proficiency in Word, Excel and databases
Effective communication at all levels

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need
‘Norfolk Rewards’ employee discounts programme
Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
Relocation expenses (where applicable)
Advance of expenses for work travel
Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
Life assurance
Death in service payments
Dependants’ pensions
Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
Tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel, subject to eligibility
Payment for referring someone to a hard to fill job
Learning and development supported by an experienced management group