Family Practitioner

Family Practitioner – Staffordshire County Council
Grade: 7

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families? Staffordshire County Council is looking for a dedicated Family Practitioner to join our Children’s Services team.

About Us
Our vision is a county where big ambitions, great connections, and greener living give everyone the opportunity to prosper, be healthy, and happy. We strive for outcomes where everyone in Staffordshire can:

• Access more good jobs and share the benefits of economic growth
  
  
• Be healthier and more independent for longer
  
  
• Feel safer, happier, and more supported in their community
  
  

Our values drive everything we do:

• Ambitious: For our communities and citizens
  
  
• Courageous: Facing challenges and making brave decisions
  
  
• Empowering: Supporting our people to thrive and succeed
  
  

The Role
As a Family Practitioner, you will use a restorative approach to provide high support and high challenge interventions, helping children, young people, and their families to remain together safely or stabilise placements with foster families. Your work will involve:

• Leading early help assessments and plans for children and families
  
  
• Facilitating family and professional meetings, events, and groups
  
  
• Supporting children in need, on child protection plans, or in care
  
  
• Undertaking parenting assessments, mediation, crisis prevention, conflict resolution, and Life Story Work
  
  
• Offering flexible, creative, and imaginative support to children, families, and carers
  
  
• Producing accurate documentation, reports, and records
  
  
• Being available outside traditional working hours, including evenings and weekends
  
  

About You
You will have:

• NVQ3 (or equivalent) in working with children and families
  
  
• Experience working directly with children, families, and carers in statutory or voluntary agencies
  
  
• Knowledge of child development, mental health, substance misuse, domestic abuse, poverty, and other vulnerabilities
  
  
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
  
  
• Experience facilitating parenting programmes
  
  
• Commitment to restorative approaches
  
  
• Essential car user status
  
  

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer, ensuring that disabled applicants who meet the criteria are guaranteed an interview.

Why Join Us?
This is more than a job—it’s a chance to make a real difference for families in Staffordshire. You will work in a supportive, ambitious, and empowering environment where your skills and compassion are valued.

Apply Today
Send your application to: john.deane@servicecare.org.uk

Don’t forget! If you refer a successful candidate, you could receive £250.