Child and Young Person Practitioner

As a Children and Young People Practitioner in our Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service (ECFWS), you'll be part of our valued Healthy Family Team based at our All About Family Hub Delivery Site in Basildon. You will feel valued as a Children and Young People Practitioner within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• A salary of £31,710 with access to our group pension
• Free tea, coffeeand milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ring fenced innovation funding each year

Help Children and Young People Get the Best Start in Life!

Are you a practitioner looking to grow your experience working with children, young people and families in the community? As a Children and Young People Practitioner, you'll help young people build knowledge of self-care, autonomy and decision making, supporting their health and wellbeing and empowering them to make positive life choices.

Working under the delegation of a School Nurse, you'll deliver components of the Healthy Child Programme 5–19 (up to 25 for SEND) across mainstream schools, homes and our Family Hubs, providing targeted interventions and groups for children and young people at risk of poor outcomes or with complex needs.

HCRG Care Group works in integrated partnership with Barnardo's as the Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, supporting families from pre-birth to 19. You'll join a skill-mixed Healthy Family Team of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Support Practitioners and Engagement Workers, in a service rated "Good" by the CQC and focused on outcomes, not just numbers.

As a Children and Young People Practitioner, you'll:

• Work in collaboration with School Nurses to meet the health needs of children and young people, helping them develop self-care, autonomy and decision making, including how to access health services.
• Deliver aspects of the Healthy Child Programme 5–19 pathway as delegated by the School Nurse.
• Provide brief intervention and solution-focused support on issues including emotional wellbeing, exploitation, sexual health, relationships, substance and alcohol misuse, risk taking and healthy lifestyles, in schools, homes or Family Hubs.
• Deliver targeted health promotion campaigns through school drop-in clinics, assemblies and community outreach.
• Work with parents, carers, and statutory and voluntary partners to identify and respond to young people's and families' needs.
• Manage your own workload under the supervision of the School Nurse and contribute to Key Performance Indicators and outcome measures.

Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for helping children have the best possible start in life and through key transitional stages.
• Has a keen interest in children, young people and the public health agenda.
• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills,…