Job Description

Role: Family Support Practitioner

Salary: £26,006.84 per annum

Location: Derby, Derbyshire. Our office is based in Cromford.

Contract/Hours: This is a fixed-term contract to provide maternity cover for an approximate period of 12 months (subject to variation depending on the needs of the business), working 37 hours a week Full Time

Benefits:

29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays.
Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
Staff discount portal, Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers’ discounts.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 17th June in person at our Cromford Offices

Why Action for Children?

We are one of the largest children’s charities in the UK and have been making a difference to the lives of the UK’s vulnerable children for over 150 years.  

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The difference is what you do. You can learn more about why we do it, by checking out our 'Driven by Love' video.

A bit about the role

Space 4 U is a specialist service working with children and young people aged 5-18 years living in Derbyshire, who are impacted by someone else's substance misuse. We offer 1:1 intervention to the children and young people we support based on an assessment of need. We also offer some group work.

As a Family Support Practitioner, you will provide support to children, young people, and families by agreeing and directly delivering interventions to enable positive and agreed outcomes to be achieved, in accordance with organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

We are looking for a Family Support Practitioner to join our team working across Derbyshire. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience and personal development within a supportive team.

You'll make a difference by:

Working in the team to deliver the interventions children and families.
Working collaboratively with parents/carers and children.
Providing children and families with information and skills to help them support their needs through a variety of challenges.
Empowering families to make positive changes.

Let's talk about you.

Previous experience working with children aged 5 to 18 and families.
NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent is desirable.
Knowledge and experience to demonstrate your commitment to safeguarding children and young people.
Confidence to conduct 1-2-1 sessions and group work.
Good communication skills, both written and spoken.
Willingness to be part of a team and multi-agency working.
Flexibility as some occasional evening and weekend work is required.
Access to a transport is essential as you'll need to be able to travel to schools, homes, and other settings across Derbyshire.

Good to know.

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants to apply.

Contact: Sarah Manderfield or email us at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13149

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We  actively  encourage  applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

See below for further information about working with us:

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement