Family Help Lead Practitioner
Plymouth, England, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 5 days ago
Targeted Help
Grade F
Family Help Lead Practitioner in Plymouth’s Targeted Help Teams
Plymouth City Council’s Family Help Service is recruiting to a new team of Family Help Lead Practitioner roles in our service supporting children to remain with their families. To apply for these positions, you must be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working directly with children and their families.
Our Targeted Help Teams deliver intensive family support to children and families, preventing problems from escalating further when multiple vulnerabilities are present and family needs are complex. You will be working creatively and intensively, undertaking assessments and utilising family networks to put in place strengths-based plans to empower families to affect sustainable change and to enable children to remain with their families.
You will have experience of using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to work with families to address multiple and complex needs leading to improved family functioning and improved outcomes for children including family relationships and school attendance. The implementation of the Families First Partnership reforms are re-shaping how we work with children and families, this is an exciting time to join Plymouth Children’s Services. You will be part of a service focussed on delivering the right support for children and families at the right time.
The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of direct work, interventions with families and assessment skills alongside a strong-values based practice approach rooted in empathy, kindness and compassion. You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.
You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate understanding of the Children Act 1989.
You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based way and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating. In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture and a supportive team, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training and development opportunities from our Learning Academy.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jennifer Houghton – Jennifer.Houghton@plymouth.gov.uk
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is:
Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)
A full UK driving license is essential and you may be required to transport children and their families as part of your role.
Family Help Lead Practitioner
Targeted Help
Grade F
Family Help Lead Practitioner in Plymouth’s Targeted Help Teams
Plymouth City Council’s Family Help Service is recruiting to a new team of Family Help Lead Practitioner roles in our service supporting children to remain with their families. To apply for these positions, you must be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working directly with children and their families.
Our Targeted Help Teams deliver intensive family support to children and families, preventing problems from escalating further when multiple vulnerabilities are present and family needs are complex. You will be working creatively and intensively, undertaking assessments and utilising family networks to put in place strengths-based plans to empower families to affect sustainable change and to enable children to remain with their families.
You will have experience of using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to work with families to address multiple and complex needs leading to improved family functioning and improved outcomes for children including family relationships and school attendance. The implementation of the Families First Partnership reforms are re-shaping how we work with children and families, this is an exciting time to join Plymouth Children’s Services. You will be part of a service focussed on delivering the right support for children and families at the right time.
The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of direct work, interventions with families and assessment skills alongside a strong-values based practice approach rooted in empathy, kindness and compassion. You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.
You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate understanding of the Children Act 1989.
You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based way and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating. In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture and a supportive team, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training and development opportunities from our Learning Academy.
We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.
“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”
Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jennifer Houghton – Jennifer.Houghton@plymouth.gov.uk
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is:
Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)
A full UK driving license is essential and you may be required to transport children and their families as part of your role.
Closing Date - Monday 25 May 2026
Grade F
Family Help Lead Practitioner in Plymouth’s Targeted Help Teams
Plymouth City Council’s Family Help Service is recruiting to a new team of Family Help Lead Practitioner roles in our service supporting children to remain with their families. To apply for these positions, you must be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working directly with children and their families.
Our Targeted Help Teams deliver intensive family support to children and families, preventing problems from escalating further when multiple vulnerabilities are present and family needs are complex. You will be working creatively and intensively, undertaking assessments and utilising family networks to put in place strengths-based plans to empower families to affect sustainable change and to enable children to remain with their families.
You will have experience of using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to work with families to address multiple and complex needs leading to improved family functioning and improved outcomes for children including family relationships and school attendance. The implementation of the Families First Partnership reforms are re-shaping how we work with children and families, this is an exciting time to join Plymouth Children’s Services. You will be part of a service focussed on delivering the right support for children and families at the right time.
The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of direct work, interventions with families and assessment skills alongside a strong-values based practice approach rooted in empathy, kindness and compassion. You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.
You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate understanding of the Children Act 1989.
You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based way and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating. In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture and a supportive team, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training and development opportunities from our Learning Academy.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jennifer Houghton – Jennifer.Houghton@plymouth.gov.uk
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is:
Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)
A full UK driving license is essential and you may be required to transport children and their families as part of your role.
Family Help Lead Practitioner
Targeted Help
Grade F
Family Help Lead Practitioner in Plymouth’s Targeted Help Teams
Plymouth City Council’s Family Help Service is recruiting to a new team of Family Help Lead Practitioner roles in our service supporting children to remain with their families. To apply for these positions, you must be able to demonstrate extensive experience of working directly with children and their families.
Our Targeted Help Teams deliver intensive family support to children and families, preventing problems from escalating further when multiple vulnerabilities are present and family needs are complex. You will be working creatively and intensively, undertaking assessments and utilising family networks to put in place strengths-based plans to empower families to affect sustainable change and to enable children to remain with their families.
You will have experience of using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to work with families to address multiple and complex needs leading to improved family functioning and improved outcomes for children including family relationships and school attendance. The implementation of the Families First Partnership reforms are re-shaping how we work with children and families, this is an exciting time to join Plymouth Children’s Services. You will be part of a service focussed on delivering the right support for children and families at the right time.
The ideal candidates will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of direct work, interventions with families and assessment skills alongside a strong-values based practice approach rooted in empathy, kindness and compassion. You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.
You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate understanding of the Children Act 1989.
You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based way and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating. In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture and a supportive team, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training and development opportunities from our Learning Academy.
We are a flexible employer and provide a variety of working arrangements tailored to the needs of each role.
“Please note, this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship and we can only consider applicants with existing right to work in the UK.”
Plymouth City Council is an equal opportunities employer. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, care experience, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion/belief, sex or sexual orientation.
As part of our commitment to promoting equality we offer guaranteed interviews to those who meet the essential criteria and are considered disabled, care experienced or are an Armed Forces Service Leaver within the last two years.
For more information or an informal discussion please contact Jennifer Houghton – Jennifer.Houghton@plymouth.gov.uk
The Disclosure & Barring Service Check requirement for this post is:
Enhanced Check + DBS Children’s Barred List & DBS Adult’s Barred List (previously known as CRB Check)
A full UK driving license is essential and you may be required to transport children and their families as part of your role.
Closing Date - Monday 25 May 2026
