Family Hub Practitioner

In this role, you will operate within the Maidstone Family Hub team as a Family Hub Practitioner supporting young people aged 0-11 with SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities). As well as providing groups and activities within the Family Hub you will also deliver activities and services within outreach settings, such as schools, and 1:1 support within the home for young people and their families.

You will be responsible for supporting improvements in outcomes for children and young people through the delivery of group and 1:1 interventions and opportunities across Family Hub sites, family homes, other community settings and outreach locations. The post holder will be expected to operate a Whole Family approach in their practice and work around the times of the family. As such, this post will be expected to work flexibly including, on occasions, at evening and weekends, and will be co‑ordinated by Management as required.

• To deliver, and support the planning of high‑quality stimulating groups, services and opportunities that supports children and young people to reach their full potential.
• To be knowledgeable and proactive in supporting and encouraging children, young people and their families to take advantage of the Family Hub Digital and Virtual offer and other routes of advice and guidance.
• To deliver public health targeted interventions with children, young people and families where appropriate.
• To support delivery of the Family Hub Core Offer within the Family Hubs, home and outreach settings.
• To deliver parenting workshops or programmes throughout the year to parents of children and young people.
• To ensure that children, young people and their families are supported to participate in developing service design and service delivery as part of the co‑design principle of Family Hubs.
• To ensure that the lived experience and voice of the child and young person is central to all planning and delivery of support.
• To support families to identify and build positive independent networks across local communities.
• Maintain records to a high and consistent standard and all relevant documentation in line with policy and ensure that all electronic systems are updated and maintained as appropriate.
• To work flexibly according to the needs of the community which may include evenings, weekends as and when required using Family Hub sites and outreach venues.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. This post is considered by KCC to be a customer‑facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.

The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.