applications support specialist Hounslow, England
Job description
Would you like to be a part of The London Borough of Hounslow, whose diverse workforce are committed to making a positive difference for our residents and visitors by ensuring the quality of our services are maintained to a high standard?
Hounslow Council is an outstanding council serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships across the borough which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place, full of potential, but a borough hit hard -socially and economically -by Covid-19. We have stepped up for our residents and businesses like never before.
About The Role
We are currently looking for dedicated and experienced Family Support Practitioner to join our Family First Intensive Support Team (FFIS). This team consists of 10 family support practitioners who offer support to children, young people and parents/carers who are experiencing various difficulties. We also work very closely with our Social Work teams.
The team is passionate about achieving positive outcomes for these families with a strong focus on multi-agency collaboration to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children is promoted. We also focus on developing our practitioners through training, group supervision and workshops to enhance your skill set.
Key Responsibilities:
1. To work with children and families to address multiple and complex needs, improving family functioning and resilience, reducing the need for statutory interventions.
2. To develop, deliver and evaluative creative, robust and outcomes led packages of intervention and support for children, young people and their families, based on whole family assessment.
3. To provide an integrated response to meeting the needs of parents, children and young people through collaborative working with colleagues, partner agencies, young people and their families/ carers as well as delivering parenting programs.
4. To contribute to the success of Hounslow’s Families First Programme by working competently with families who meet the national Troubled Families criteria.
Your Skills:
1. Experience of working with children and families presenting with various difficulties.
2. Be enthusiastic and take initiative in your own learning.
3. Ability to assess needs of the family and write concise, informative, and evidence-based reports.
4. Be flexible and have time management skills.
Professional Qualifications:
Substantial experience working one to one or in groups with children and parents/carers. Have experience of working collaboratively with other professionals and chairing Team around the Family (TAF) meetings.
Essential for the Role
Enhanced DBS check is required for the role.
We Harness the Mix
We value diversity in its broadest sense. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves, give of their best and reach their full potential. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to better understand our communities and deliver the best services for our residents.
We want to receive applications from all regardless of age, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. We want to harness the mix and ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes. We will therefore make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates.
If you would like an informal conversation regarding the position, please contact [email protected] or [email protected]
Interviews will be held during week commencing 24th July 2023.
Internal Candidates - please seek your line manager's approval before applying for this role as a secondment.
