Healthy Family Support Practitioner

Job Description

Healthy Family Support Practitioner - Full Time Vacancy Workingwithchildren 5 - 19 years old and theirfamilies - Harlow District - West Essex area(Salary negotiable within banding)About our serviceThe Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (ECFWS) brings together a range of existing services, having been commissioned by Essex County Council and the West Essex Clinical Commissioning Group.The service, which is provided by HCRG Care group in partnership with Barnardos, ensures that families continue to have easy access to local services, with staff able to reach children and families in the community; whether in one of ourFamily Hubs or Delivery Sites, an Early Years Setting or School, or in a familys home. This flexible and innovative new way of working is about providing services without walls and ensuring those families who need support the most are easily reached.Broad areas of support and service delivery are: Health Visiting Parenting Support School Nursing FamilyHealth Resilience and Child Development Support for ages 0-19 (25 SEND)We are seeking a passionate, dynamic and experienced practitioner to join our Healthy Family Team.Our teams are fully integrated consisting of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Support Practitioners, Support Assistants and Community Engagement workers.Healthy Family Support Practitioner Role

• To workwithchildren, youngpeople and theirfamilies, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes. To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for theirchildren. To work co-operatively withchildrens services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for childrenyoungpeople and families. Undertake developmental and health reviews of children and youngpeople at key stages of their life

We are looking for a practitioner who is experienced in workingwithyoungpeople as this role will be predominantly workingwith the 5 - 19 age range and theirfamilies.5 - 19 (25 SEND)Working in an integrated team to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme

• To make contact withfamilies where parental conflict has been identified as a risk factor, providing brief intervention support and advice
• Provide Coaching and Skills training to youngpeople and their parents to support the development of emotional literacy and overall wellbeing
• To Deliver Educational sessions to Parents, Children and YoungPeople adapting style and content to meet the audience.
• To work in partnership with other specialist providers in providing dedicated support to families of children aged 6-19 with a view to minimising harm and building the resilience of children and youngpeople.
• To work in an empowering way to develop self-confidence, self esteem and emotional wellbeing within familiesSupport the development of HealthFamily hubs and Delivery sites as sanctuaries for families fleeing domestic abuse

Full details of role and responsibilities are detailed within the Job Description attached.Essential requirements for the role Qualification mandatory for practice -A minimum NVQ Level 3

• Can demonstrate some experience of working with children and young people Able to establish a rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships Able to observe and recognise child, young person or familys behaviour, understand its context and respond to concerns about developmental or behavioural changes.

A valid driving licence and use of a car is essential for this role.Applications are shortlisted by demonstrated experience aligned to the Person Specification. When completing your application, please ensure that you include as much detail as possible and reference your experience to reflect the person specification.This role is based in the West Essex locality, working in and around the Harlow area.As per NHS guidance this role will require successful applicants to evidence immunisations or immunity for MMR and Chicken Pox. This is due to the clinical focus of some tasks and the requirement to work with vulnerable families, young people and children.The roles within this service may also require the successful applicant to wear PPE including the wearing of a protective mask, to follow social distancing rules as stated within NHS guidelines and to remain compliant with any future mandatory requirementsintroduced by the Government/NHS.WORKPLACE OFFER: WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU The world of work has changed. We are understanding of what works best for our colleagues both current and future as we look to embrace this new way of working. Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand ourworkplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one o