All about the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Family Safeguarding Service as a Social Care Child Practitioner. The Family Safeguarding teams support children and their families through Child in Need and Child Protection intervention. You will work alongside qualified social workers to support in promoting the welfare of children and young people, their families and the services they receive. The role will be to work directly with families and young people in the family home and community. You will be supporting parent/carers to develop their skills in developing routines, boundaries and managing behaviours that challenge. You will also be undertaking direct work with children and young people to ensure their voice and views are at the heart of everything we do. The role will involve extensive interactions with key partner agencies, including education and health, to further promote and achieve sustainable change within children and young peoples lives. The role will involve direct work with children, young people and adults in an array of settings, including supporting supervised family time.

Interviews will be held on 15th and 16th October

All about our Team

There are 7 Family Safeguarding Teams within the service. These are tight knit, supportive and creative teams, keen to find effective solutions for complex circumstances. The teams work closely together on a day to day basis where no 2 days are ever the same. There are clear structures within each team that offers support, assistance and guidance in the day to day role. The Family Safeguarding Team works closely with our partners in the Assessment Service, Child In Care service and Young Peoples Safeguarding service. The teams have clear and robust understanding of the statutory duties and frameworks in place that inform the high standard support offered to children and young people and their carers.

All about You

We are looking for someone with a passion to support and enable every child and young person to experience safe and supportive care to reach their full potential. The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and able be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges, children, young people and their families face. Someone able to demonstrate creativity in working with challenge, resistance whilst maintaining that positive momentum. Someone who is able to communicate clearly as they advocate for best outcomes to an array of audiences both in writing and verbally.

All about our Benefits

We value our colleagues and have developed a number of benefits in addition to our generous annual leave starting at 25 days + bank holidays, sick pay and local government pension scheme…

· Access to a range of benefits via Vivup, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes

· Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)

· Access to car lease scheme

· Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances

· Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings

· Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth

· Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day

· Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network

· Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

All about our Commitments

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success. We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrecruitment@peterborough.gov.uk we will work with you to meet your needs. Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment