Strengthening Families Practitioner - North

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Job Reference Ref/77/9564

Apply for this job Number of Positions: 1 Contract Type: Temporary Contract Details: 18 month fixed term contract Salary Range : £33,888 - £38,084 Working Hours: 37 Location: Wellingborough or Kettering Closing Date: 09/11/2026 Job Category: Social Care - Children Organisation: Northamptonshire Children's Trust

Our benefits

We are committed to continuous improvement, building a skilled, knowledgeable, and flexible workforce alongside promoting innovation and creativity whilst keeping children, young people and families at the heart of all we do.

We really value our workforce and offer you a great benefits package including:

• 28 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time) and an additional 5 days, after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme plus immediate life cover (3 times your annual salary from day one) and ill-health pension protection.
• Opportunity to purchase up to 25 days annual leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - We have an employee support programme run by Health Assured, an independent, external organisation. Health Assured is available for you and your immediate family members, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and includes telephone counselling, legal advice, bereavement support and medical information.
• Employee discounts with local and national retailers, days out, finance, health and beauty, travel and eating out plus lots more.
• Flexible and family working arrangements including enhanced maternity benefits
• A permanent, supportive and inclusive management team where you will be empowered to make good professional decisions
• Extensive Learning & Development and career development opportunities
• Subsidised town centre car parking scheme

About the role

Do you have the skills and experience to build positive, trusting relationships with parents, children, and young people—helping them make positive changes and improve life opportunities? 

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with excellent interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills to join our dedicated team as a Strengthening Families Practitioner.  

Strengthening Families is part of our Children and Family Support Services.  Using a multi-agency approach, the service offers intensive support to children, young people and families with identified complex needs, to support and empower them to achieve good outcomes. The service delivers a range of interventions from direct work with families using a Family Help approach, to parenting and domestic abuse groups, and works collaboratively with partners to create a supportive team around the family to help families to sustain changes. 

You’ll be based in one of the Family Hubs in the North Northants locality (Wellingborough or Kettering) working as part of a hard-working team committed to improving outcomes for families. 

We welcome interest from both new applications and those who applied previously as long as the gap between applications is more than 3 months.

This is an 18 month fixed term contract until March 2028

What will you be doing?

 You’ll manage a caseload of families and act as a lead professional or co-worker, delivering structured one-to-one family support and group work. You will: 

Carry out whole-family needs and risk assessments and develop tailored support plans. 

Coordinate services and partner agencies to ensure families receive the right support at the right time. 

Have extensive, hands-on experience in preventative work with children and families facing escalating, complex needs. 

Work intensively with families in their homes, using creative and evidence-based interventions to bring about positive change. 

Have excellent communication skills, written and verbal.  You must be able to write assessments and support plans by building positive relationships with families.  

Provide practical advice and interventions around parenting, child development, household routines, and access to health, housing, and employment support. 

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