Family Hub Practitioner 11-19

Role Responsibility

In this role, you will operate within the Thanet Family Hub team as a Family Hub Practitioner supporting young people aged 11-19 or 25 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities). As well as providing groups and activities within the Family Hub you will also deliver activities and services within outreach settings, such as schools, and 1:1 support within the home for young people and their families.  

You will be responsible for supporting improvements in outcomes for children and young people through  the delivery of group and 1:1 interventions and  opportunities across Family Hub sites, family homes, other community settings and outreach locations.   

The post holder will be expected to operate a Whole Family approach in their practice and work around the times of the family. As such, this post will be expected to work flexibly including, on occasions, at evening and weekends, and will be co-ordinated by Management as required.  

Main duties:

• To deliver, and support the planning of, high quality stimulating groups, services and opportunities that supports children  and young people to reach their full potential.
• To be knowledgeable and proactive in supporting and encouraging children, young people and their families to take advantage of the Family Hub Digital and Virtual offer and other routes of advice and guidance. 
• To deliver public health targeted interventions with children, young people and families where appropriate. 
• To support delivery of the Family Hub Core Offer within the Family Hubs, home  and outreach settings. 
• To deliver parenting workshops or programmes throughout the year to parents of children and young people. 
• To ensure that children, young people and their families are supported to participate in developing service design and service delivery as part of the co-design principle of Family Hubs.
• To ensure that the lived experience and voice of the child and young person  is central to all planning and delivery of support. 
• To support families to identify and build positive independent networks across local communities.  
• Maintain records to a high and consistent standard and all relevant documentation in line with policy and ensure that all electronic systems are updated and maintained as appropriate.
• To work flexibly according to the needs of the community which may include evenings, weekends as and when required using Family Hub sites and outreach venues.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

Leanne Hawker, Senior Family Hub Practitioner Leanne.Hawker@kent.gov.uk or 03000 421738

Jessica Wilkinson, Senior Family Hub Practitioner Jessica.Wilkinson@kent.gov.uk or 03000 422294

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.