Family Solutions Practitioner
Duration: Initially 3 months
Hours: 35 hours per week
Rate: £30 umbrella an hour (£24 PAYE an hour)
Lambeth Council are looking for a Family Solutions Practitioner to join their Edge of Care Team. As a Family Solutions Practitioner you will:
- Work with the whole family utilising strength based and solution focused methodology to support them in developing and implementing sustainable, long term desired change.
- Work as the lead professional, working closely with families and partners to ensure family members' needs are met using the whole family and strengths-based practice
- Assess the needs and risks for children and identify actions appropriate to meet need and address risk in collaboration with referring social workers
- Work alongside the allocated Social Workers
Requirements
- Experience of acting as a lead professional for families with multiple or complex needs
- Experience collaborating with social workers, education, police and voluntary sector colleagues
- Extensive experience of working with hard to engage families
- Recognised qualification in work with children or young people