About us

This role is based within our Family Help and Protection Social Work Service.

They will be based within our locality Family Help Teams.

These are multi-disciplinary teams including social workers and practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds.   

The role

It’s an exciting time to be joining Children Social Care in Warrington, as we have been chosen as a Pathfinder authority for the Families First for Children reforms.

The Senior Family Help Practitioner role will work with families at Child in Need level, offering direct intervention and support, leading on multi agency meetings and coordinating plans for families.  They will also be responsible for supporting and supervising a small group of family help practitioners.

As part of your day-to-day role you would be expected visit children and families and complete direct work with children and completing supervision and offering guidance and support.

The postholder will be required to travel as part of this role and therefore will need use of a car.

Two fixed term positions (until 2028) and one permanent position are available.

What's needed?

• We are looking for practitioner from backgrounds such as Youth Work, education, youth offending, residential support work and Early Help, who have experience in working with children and families who are in need of support.
• The candidates should have a knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and multi-agency working and experience of mentoring/supervising others.

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, working for us means you get:

• 26 days annual holiday - raising to 31 after 5 years of service (pro-rata)
• Access to our attractive and competitive benefits package
• Access to our Health & Wellbeing Programme

Further Information

For an informal confidential discussion please contact Danielle Ball on danielle.ball@warrington.gov.uk

The ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

DBS clearance is required.

If you are applying for the job internally, please ensure that you apply via the Careers Page on SAP, however if you are applying for an additional job you would need to apply externally.

If you are a permanent WBC employee you will need to apply for this fixed term position as an internal secondment opportunity and will need to discuss this with your current line manager prior to applying.

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Sponsorship is not available for this role; therefore, you must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for appointment.

Warrington Borough Council is a Disability Confident employer