Early Intervention and Prevention Practitioner SEND x 1.5

Are you passionate about making a difference to our citizens and the district that they reside in? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team.

As an Early Intervention & Prevention Practitioner - SEND, you will play a key role in delivering the Wakefield Families Together Best Start Family Hub offer, working with children, young people and families to provide timely support that prevents problems from escalating and improves outcomes. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, you will coordinate and facilitate the Team Around model, bringing together families and professionals to assess needs, develop support plans and review progress using a strengths-based, whole-family approach. You will work closely with schools, health services, social care, voluntary and community organisations to deliver evidence-based interventions, support families facing challenges, and ensure they can access the right support at the right time. The role includes coordinating Early Help referrals, chairing multi-agency meetings, supervising Hub Support Workers, maintaining high-quality records and contributing to service development and performance outcomes. We are looking for a skilled and motivated practitioner with experience of working with children, young people and families with SEND, excellent communication and partnership-working skills, and a strong understanding of safeguarding, Inclusion, SEND, child development and early help practice. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference by helping families build resilience, overcome barriers and achieve positive, sustainable change.

What can I expect?

• A competitive salary
• Generous holiday entitlement with the option to buy up to 10 extra days of annual leave
• Hybrid working (subject to role suitability)
• Access to high-quality training programs to advance your career to the next level.
• We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff. We recognise that resilient teams need good work life balance as well as supportive leadership.
• Discounted and subsidised public transport (Arriva Bus Annual Travel Ticket, Northern Trains Limited (NTL), MetroCard).
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and a Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVC) scheme providing a tax efficient way to increase our pension.
• Great range of benefits including an Employee Assistant Programme, discounted membership to our excellent leisure facilities with free 12 weeks exercise program, discounts for a range of retail, entertainment, health and leisure providers, a cycle to work scheme, and many more

Want to know more?

If you would like to know more about the role, the recruitment process or working for Wakefield Council, feel free to contact.

Name: Ruth Stammers

Tel: 07554775278

E-mail: rstammers@wakefield.gov.uk

Join us and make a real impact in the community. Apply today to become a valued member of our team!

Safeguarding

Wakefield Council is wholly committed to ensuring children and vulnerable adults are fully supported and safe. We are dedicated to the safeguarding of all children and vulnerable adults whilst promoting their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this responsibility.

DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service)

The successful applicant will be required to complete a Disclosure Application Form and to provide criminal conviction information.

Probation

In accordance with the Council Probation Procedure, this post is subject to a 6-month Probationary Period.

Fluency Duty

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), public facing roles will be subject to the Fluency Duty.

Diversity

Having a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we serve helps us to achieve the best outcomes for all. We encourage applications from everyone and actively seek to ensure that everyone feels included in the workplace so that we can make the most of our differences.

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