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Family Help Practitioner
The Hold - Home to Suffolk Archives. Contribute to the Adoption Support and SGO Newsletter.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in providing tailored support to adopted children and families under Special Guardianship Orders, with a strong focus on emotional support, risk identification, and collaboration with professionals. Holds a relevant level 3 practitioner qualification and is committed to early intervention and child development.
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Level 3 Practitioner QualificationExperience With Complex NeedsEvidence-Based InterventionsRisk IdentificationCollaboration With Professionals
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Hard Skills
Life Story WorkMediationMonitoring Therapeutic ServicesSupport Group OrganizationActivity Management
Soft Skills
Emotional SupportEffective CommunicationCreative Problem SolvingCommitment To Values
Certifications & Qualifications
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Industry Keywords
Early InterventionChild DevelopmentSafeguardingAdoption SupportSpecial Guardianship Order
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Contribute to the Adoption Support and SGO Newsletter.
- Organise local meetings, support groups, events and parties.
- Provide mediation between birth family and SGO’s around contact.
- Undertake life story work.
- Provide emotional support to highly complex individuals, including children or parents.
- Monitor and review commissioned therapeutic services.
- Manage requests for activities to provide respite for families.
- Work directly with adopted children and children living under a Special Guardianship Order, providing tailored support.
- Work closely with the Stage 2 Adoption Assessment Team as children are linked and matched for adoption.
- Collaborate with professionals and services to provide coordinated support to children and families.
Requirements
What you’ll need- A relevant level 3 practitioner qualification or equivalent experience in a relevant area of work.
- A strong commitment to Suffolk’s WE ASPIRE values.
- An understanding of early intervention, prevention and child development.
- Experience working directly with children and families, including those with complex needs or safeguarding concerns.
- Confidence in delivering evidence-based interventions and working creatively to help families make changes.
- The ability to identify risks, communicate effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of professionals.
- DBS checks or police vetting will be required for relevant posts.
- Supporting statement and requested documents must be submitted in PDF or MS Word format.
Benefits
Comp & perks- up to 29 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata), plus UK bank holidays and two paid volunteering days
- membership of a competitive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
- travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing benefits
- performance-related annual pay progression, in addition to an annual cost-of-living pay increase
- training and encouragement to expand your knowledge
- a variety of career development opportunities across our organisation
- diverse and active staff networks
- flexible working options, with the right to request flexible working from your first day