Early Help Practitioner

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to support the delivery of the Targeted Early Help Offer for families adopting a whole family, strengths-based approach in order to reduce risk, increase resilience and improve outcomes for children.

The successful candidate will have core functions as a Lead Practitioner for Early Help working with other agencies and directly with children and families to improve outcomes.

The post holder will manage packages of support for families with multiple needs, undertaking assessments, developing, and agreeing plans of support and taking a lead in coordinating multi agency support packages.

The position is based in Pontefract and Knottingley cluster area, at The Airedale Centre, where staff are co located with Social Care, Health, Police, WDDAS and Employment Advisors- other professionals such as Education Improvement Teachers also base within the building as appropriate.