Senior Early Help Worker

Role Responsibility

Our Vision is that every child and young person, from pre-birth to age 25, and their family, who needs Early Help services will receive them in a timely and responsive way. So that they are safeguarded, their educational, social and emotional needs are met and outcomes are good, and they are able to contribute positively to their communities now and in the future. 

The Early Help Unit lead, Senior Early Help Worker and Early Help Workers work together using a strengths-based systemic approach. The unit undertakes casework with a range of families with children of all ages requiring intensive support for multiple issues. These issues may include domestic violence, prevention of the need for statutory social care intervention, children and young people experiencing significant school attendance difficulties as well as step-downs from Specialist Children’s Services.

The vacancy is within Integrated Children’s Services for a full time Senior Early Help Worker covering South Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells.

The purpose of the Senior Early Help Worker role is to deliver Early Help interventions and targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families. As Senior Early Help Worker you will manage a case load of complex cases, have oversight of a number of cases and provide a high quality, effective and responsive service for children, young people and their families, targeting support as required at critical times and stages of development.  The Senior Early Help Worker will provide support to the Early Help Unit Lead as appropriate. 

You will hold a relevant degree and/or extensive experience. You will have the ability to create a rapport and build relationships with children, young people and families, as well as be able to gather and interpret information from a range of sources. You will have knowledge of safeguarding and child protection and relevant legislation and regulatory frameworks. You will be flexible in your approach and committed to helping to develop a new way of working. You will be willing to learn, working collaboratively to innovate and find new solutions, taking personal and professional responsibility for your actions and performance.

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.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 11th August 2021.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact the hiring manager:
Contact Name: Vicky Burbidge
Contact Phone Number: 0300 0419 589  

About the Company

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 and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

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