Job summary
Family practitioners will work within the 0-19 Healthier Together Service and will contribute to the provision of continued high- quality services for children, young people and their families. Family practitioners work directly with parents, carers, children and young people, helping them to build life skills, develop healthy relationships which helps individuals to make the decisions which are right for themselves.
Family practitioners utilise a strength- based approach, focusing on personal, social, emotional, cultural and educational development of children and young people. There will be a strong focus on building community capacity and resilience within local area. Developing and leading on projects such as HENRY and leading on other activities will be a key aspect of the role, including application for grants or funding requirements.
Main duties of the job
- To guide and support children and young people up to age 19 to give them confidence to excel in life. Ensuring coordination of HENRY offer. Engaging with vulnerable groups taking into account young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities, young people in the Youth Justice Service and young people from the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.
- Empower parents and young people with practical skills alongside life skills/coaching.
- Signpost families and young people to community resources and government interventions.
- Organise activities to support young people with personal and social development.
- Ability to assess community need and understand the community
- Develop projects and workshops that deal with issues e.g. bullying, crime and risk tasking behaviours
- Develop and lead on group work such as HENRY programme
- Make Every Contact Count.
- Apply for grants and funding for projects as required
- Take part in outreach activities, both independently and in partnership with other services.
- Develop and build strong community relationships with key stakeholders
- Make contributions to policy development.
About us
HDFT are committed to providing a high quality, safe and effective service. Directed by the values and behaviours expected by HDFT, this interesting and varied role would be suitable for experienced practitioners educated to Degree or NVQ Level in Youth Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Access to personal transport is essential in order to meet service needs.
Degree in youth work/ or early years/ working with children and families,
Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice, Intermediate or advanced apprenticeship in Youth Work desirable. Experience in working in this area is essentials
See uploaded job description/person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Access to personal transport is essential in order to meet service needs.
Degree in youth work/ or early years/ working with children and families,
Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice, Intermediate or advanced apprenticeship in Youth Work desirable. Experience in working in this area is essentials
See uploaded job description/person specification
Person Specification
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Degree in youth work/ or early years/ working with children and families Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice. Intermediate or advanced apprenticeship in Youth Work. Or equivalent experience
- Experience of working with and supporting children
- Experience of partnership working
- Ability to work with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies
- Administrative and IT skills including word processing
- Knowledge of issues that is current and relevant to young people. nowledge of child/adolescent development.
- Ability to develop and lead staff
Desirable
- Experience of group work.
- Experience of grant applications.
- Leadership experience, initiative and drive
- Experience of SystmOne.
- Knowledge of Psychology.
- Knowledge of the Solihull Approach Model.
- Experience of HENRY
Person Specification
shortlisting criteria
Essential
- Degree in youth work/ or early years/ working with children and families Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Youth Work Practice. Intermediate or advanced apprenticeship in Youth Work. Or equivalent experience
- Experience of working with and supporting children
- Experience of partnership working
- Ability to work with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies
- Administrative and IT skills including word processing
- Knowledge of issues that is current and relevant to young people. nowledge of child/adolescent development.
- Ability to develop and lead staff
Desirable
- Experience of group work.
- Experience of grant applications.
- Leadership experience, initiative and drive
- Experience of SystmOne.
- Knowledge of Psychology.
- Knowledge of the Solihull Approach Model.
- Experience of HENRY
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Middlesbrough
Beresford Buildings, Thorntree, Middlesbrough TS3 9NB
Middlesbrough
TS3 9NB
Employer's website
https://www.hdft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
