Family Practitioner

The work will include case management and direct work with children, young people and their families providing timely support and interventions to address safeguarding concerns and reduce risks to children and young people. It will also involve leading Team Around the Family/Child in Need meetings and delivering a range of evidence-based group programmes to children, young people and families who meet the threshold for the service both within the Children and Family Centre and at outreach venues.

Learn more about what were doing:
Working for OCC Childrens Services As part of our team, you will:[HC2]

• Focus on successful outcomes for families using a relational, strengths-based approach.
• Use motivational interviewing to engage and support families with making the changes they need.
• Besupported with individual supervision to promote your wellbeing and professional development.
• Have opportunities to continue to learn while you work, by undertaking training, webinars, practice learning events and reflective sessions., We would like to hear from you if you are
• Kind and caring, with an understanding of and respect for individuals qualities, abilities, and diverse backgrounds.
• Advocating forequality and integrity in all you do.
• Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.
• Willing totake responsibility and contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Councils vision.
• Driven todo it differentlyto embark on a journey of continuous improvement.
  Join Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards
  
  Delivering the Future Together, our ambitious transformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice.
  
  Were seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of daring to do it differently, as we continue to strive to do better.

In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we do our very best to help children, young people, and families to thrive.

We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach. Weve been consistently rated as good by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we are ambitious and want to do even better!

Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which is committed to investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.