Family Solutions Practitioner

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