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Family Practitioner - Refugee Safeguarding Team

Contract: 3 months (rolling)

Rate - 23 (umbrella)

Location: Havant

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking team dedicated to improving outcomes for children and families.

As a Family Practitioner, you'll be at the heart of early help and intervention work - building strong, trusting relationships with families, empowering them to overcome challenges, and helping them thrive. You'll work closely with children, parents, and professionals to provide practical, emotional, and tailored support that makes a lasting difference.

As a Family Practitioner, you will be a key member of a dedicated and supportive team working to improve outcomes for children and families. You will manage a small caseload of settled children, providing tailored support and interventions that respond to each family's unique circumstances. Working closely with social workers and other professionals, you will contribute to assessing needs and developing comprehensive family plans. Your role will involve delivering a variety of tasks and interventions within the strengths-based Hampshire Approach, helping families build on their existing strengths and achieve lasting positive change.

This is a hybrid role, where the office is based in Havant and visits are required locally along with some home working.

Responsibilities

• To arrange appropriate resources and help in assisting families to access other resources under supervision and within the Departments agreed priorities and resource
• framework. This could include arranging transport, domiciliary care, accommodation; appropriate voluntary sector resources, accessing play groups; liaising with housing colleagues etc
• To carry out direct work with service users and carers as allocated by supervisor/ Manager
• To work in partnership with service users, carers, relatives, children and other professionals at all times
• To use mediation/negotiation skills to support young people and their parents/carers in improving their relationships
• To undertake some statutory tasks as described within The Children Act 1989, Sec 17, such as assessments of need and CIN visits when deemed appropriate by the Team Manager and with a Qualified Social Worker where appropriate
• To write and present good quality, coherent reports based on work activity
• To deliver services and interventions within the framework of the Hampshire Approach in order to keep more children safely at home and support families to achieve positive and sustained change
• To provide a service to children and their families as assessed to be appropriate to their needs
• To present to internal panels only (e.g. re: Funding) for Children In Need Cases
• Ensure all information/visits/contacts are recorded on child's electronic record system in line with departmental policies/requirements/standards
• To prepare reports for court, serve court notice, and placement forms in consultation with social worker

Desirable Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Behaviours

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
• Knowledge of child development
• Direct experience of specific work with children and young people
• An understanding of the impact of social deprivation and disadvantage in children, young people and their families

About us:

Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

As a national leader in Social Care for over 25 years, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and making a real impact. Our nurturing and empowering culture allows us to deliver exceptional services through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary teams.

We offer a range of services, including:

• Family Assessment
• Children's Residential
• 16+ Supported Living
• Learning Disabilities

All of click apply for full job details

As a national leader in Social Care for over 25 years, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and making a real impact. Our nurturing and empowering culture allows us to deliver exceptional services through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary teams.

We offer a range of services, including:

• Family Assessment
• Children's Residential
• 16+ Supported Living
• Learning Disabilities

All of click apply for full job details

As a national leader in Social Care for over 25 years, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and making a real impact. Our nurturing and empowering culture allows us to deliver exceptional services through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary teams.

We offer a range of services, including:

• Family Assessment
• Children's Residential
• 16+ Supported Living
• Learning Disabilities

All of click apply for full job details

As a Family Practitioner, you'll play a vital role in supporting children and families to achieve positive and lasting change. You'll manage a varied caseload, delivering tailored interventions that respond to each family's unique circumstances. Working closely with Social Workers and other professionals, you'll contribute to assessments and help develop family plans that put children's needs at the heart of decision-making.

You'll join a dedicated team using the strengths-based Hampshire Approach to empower families and keep more children safely at home. Through practical support, relationship-building, and solution-focused interventions, you'll help families build on their strengths and overcome challenges, making a real difference to their lives.

What you'll do

• Work directly with children, parents, and carers to provide practical and emotional support.
• Arrange resources and help families access services such as transport, care, and housing.
• Build positive relationships and work collaboratively with professionals.
• Use mediation and negotiation skills to improve family relationships.
• Undertake assessments and Children in Need visits alongside Social Workers.
• Prepare clear reports and maintain accurate records.

What we're looking for

• Experience supporting children, young people, and families.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Skilled in mediation and managing challenging situations.
• Ability to produce clear reports and use IT systems confidently.
• Flexible, adaptable, and committed to inclusive practice.

To learn more about this role, please review our Candidate Pack available on our website. Please click on the Apply button for details.

Why join us

• Join a supportive team that values collaboration and professional development.
• Flexible working options, including a 9-day fortnight and hybrid working.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme.

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.

Other job titles you may be searching for: Family Support Worker, Family Support Practitioner, Children's Services Practitioner, Early Help Practitioner, Family Intervention Worker, Case Worker.

Welcome to Progressive Care.

As a national leader in Social Care for over 25 years, we are committed to innovation, excellence, and making a real impact. Our nurturing and empowering culture allows us to deliver exceptional services through our highly skilled, committed, and multi-disciplinary teams.

We offer a range of services, including:

Family Assessment

Children's Residential

16+ Supported Liv click apply for full job details

Family and Relationships Practitioner

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire

Salary: £26,000 per annum

About The Role

Help people rebuild relationships, strengthen family connections and create lasting positive change.

Forward Trust is looking for a compassionate, motivated and skilled Family and Relationships Practitioner to join our Family Support and Specialist Programmes department.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to support people in prison and the local community, helping them understand the impact of relationships on their lives and develop healthier, more positive connections with the people who matter to them.

Relationships can play a significant role in a person s recovery, rehabilitation and overall wellbeing. As a Family and Relationships Practitioner, you will deliver specialist one-to-one and group interventions to help clients recognise healthy and unhealthy relationship patterns, develop positive relationships and understand how their relationships may influence addiction, offending, mental health and other areas of need.

You will also provide direct support to family members and affected others, helping them improve their own health and wellbeing while supporting their loved ones to make positive changes. Where appropriate, you may work directly with children and young people to promote whole-family recovery and rehabilitation.

Working collaboratively with Forward Trust colleagues and external partners, you will help ensure clients and their families receive a coordinated, holistic package of support that meets their individual needs.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone who is empathetic, approachable and committed to helping individuals and families make meaningful and lasting changes to their lives.

You will bring:

• A genuine commitment to supporting people affected by addiction, offending, mental health challenges and complex family circumstances.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trusting and professional relationships with clients and family members.
• An understanding of the importance of healthy relationships in recovery, rehabilitation and emotional wellbeing.
• The ability to support individuals in recognising unhelpful relationship patterns and developing healthier ways of relating to others.
• Experience of, or an interest in, delivering one-to-one support, group interventions or structured programmes.
• A compassionate, non-judgemental and person-centred approach that recognises each individual s circumstances and strengths.
• The ability to work sensitively with family members and affected others, recognising that they may have their own support needs and challenges.
• An understanding of the impact addiction, offending and mental health difficulties can have on individuals, children and family relationships.
• The ability to work effectively with children and young people where required, with a strong awareness of safeguarding and child welfare.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload across prison and community settings.
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and external agencies to ensure clients and families receive appropriate, coordinated support.
• A commitment to confidentiality, professional boundaries, safeguarding and maintaining the safety and wellbeing of everyone you support.
• A flexible and proactive approach, with a willingness to adapt interventions to meet individual needs.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference to individuals and families whose lives may have been affected by addiction, offending and other complex challenges.

As part of Forward Trust s Family Support and Specialist Programmes department, you will contribute to work that recognises the vital role relationships play in recovery, rehabilitation and long-term positive change.

By supporting clients to develop healthier relationships and helping family members strengthen their own wellbeing, you will help create the conditions for more positive outcomes for individuals, families and communities.

You will work alongside colleagues and partner organisations who share a commitment to providing effective, compassionate and coordinated support.

Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Please note that remote roles may require occasional travel for site visits, training and meetings.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

Eden Brown Synergy is currently looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner Social Worker to join the Transitions Service in East Sussex.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced social worker with a strong background in safeguarding and C DoLS, who is confident managing a Transitions caseload and able to travel as required.

Location: Eastbourne, East Sussex
Pay Rate: 40 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week
Working Pattern: Hybrid - minimum 1 day per week in the office
Contract: Minimum 3 months
Service: Transitions

SWE REGISTERED

• Previous C DoLS experience

• Strong safeguarding experience

• Ability and willingness to travel as required

• Experience working with a Transitions caseload

• Strong communication, assessment and case management skills

• 40 per hour

• 37 hours per week

• Hybrid working with a minimum of 1 day per week in the Eastbourne office

• No condensed hours

• Minimum 3-month assignment

• Council equipment provided and to be collected and returned to the office

• DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy

• 300 referral bonus when you refer a colleague or friend to us

• Bonus for finding your own job

• Twice-weekly payroll

• A dedicated recruitment consultant to support you throughout your job search, employment and beyond

If you are interested in this position, please send your up-to-date CV to Shristi Yadav at removed) or call (phone number removed).

Refer someone who might be interested in this role and receive a 300 referral bonus!

Reference: Bonsu 300

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.

Eden Brown Synergy is currently recruiting for an experienced Senior Practitioner Adult Social Worker with relevant Mental Health experience for an exciting opportunity in East Sussex.

We are looking for a confident and experienced social worker who can work effectively within adult social care and mental health services, supporting individuals with complex needs and working collaboratively with partner agencies.

Location: East Sussex
Rate: 40 per hour
Specialism: Adult Social Care - Mental Health

• Social Work qualification and current professional registration

• Strong experience within Adult Social Care

• Relevant experience working within Mental Health services

• Ability to manage complex situations and work collaboratively with professionals and partner agencies

• Excellent communication, assessment and safeguarding skills

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team

• DBS check processed and paid for by Eden Brown Synergy

• 300 referral bonus when you refer a colleague or friend

• Bonus for finding your own job

• Twice-weekly payroll

• Dedicated recruitment consultant who will support you throughout your job search, employment and beyond

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your up-to-date CV to Shristi Yadav at removed) or call (phone number removed).

Refer someone who might be interested in this role and receive a 300 referral bonus.

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number (phone number removed). Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.

Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Family Help

• £53,051 to £56,293 (salary subject to experience)

• Permanent (full time)

• Cable Plaza, Waterfront West, Brierley Hill, Dudley

• Closing date: Friday 20 November 2026

Our Advanced Practitioners are pivotal to establishing consistently excellent social work practice in our teams.

Our developing Family Help service aims to provide targeted support and help to families so that children and families can thrive and more families are able to stay together. We recognise that providing the right type of support at the right time for families is key to working effectively and that lasting relationships with professionals is central to working alongside families and their networks. We believe in the power of relationships. Our Family Help model is rooted in Restorative practice and built on trust, consistency and co-production. You will work with families to create plans that reflect their voices and values - whether under Child in Need, Child Protection or care proceedings that will help to develop meaningful and lasting change for families. This includes increased capacity to manage complex parenting challenges and reducing risks within family networks and across our community.

Our Family Help service provides a whole family approach to support. Social workers and Family Help practitioners will co-ordinate the support offered to families drawing on the knowledge and skillset of experienced Child Practitioners; Drug and Alcohol practitioners' Probation Officers; Domestic Abuse Workers, and Mental Health Practitioners.

We are based centrally at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront but our Family Help service is a locality-based model. Teams working closely alongside Dudley's 5 Family Hubs who provide early support to families through their links with our local partners. As the Family help service continues to develop, improved relationships between Family Help practitioners and our local partners will enable more families to be supported earlier when problems and difficulties are easier to address.

We believe our children and families deserve the consistency and stability in the support provided. Our service works with families who require a single assessment, a co-ordinated plan including child protection plans and we undertake pre-proceedings and care proceedings work. We recognise that strong permanency planning for our children is key to supporting family relationships and networks, even when it is not safe for children to remain within the care of a parent. Our kinship offer is developing and we working closely with our kinship team to secure creative and supportive plans for family networks.

Our service is a friendly and passionate service, always seeking to improve the best outcomes for our children and families. We offer a great opportunity to expand your skillset, knowledge, and confidence within front line help and safeguarding practice, supported by regular supervision, learning and development opportunities and a committed and supportive management team.

Our Advanced Practitioners are pivotal to establishing consistently excellent social work practice in our teams. You will be the allocated social worker for a small number our children needing the most skilled help whilst sharing your expertise with others through modelling, coaching, reflective supervision and other learning activities. You will support your team to improve the quality of performance and practice, support our ASYE social workers and work alongside our Centre for Professional Practice. Ideally you will possess the Practice Educator Award and be willing to work towards this. You will be able to demonstrate how you have led and supported practice in a children's social work setting.

Apply Now

If you require more information or have any questions about this exciting opportunity please email Karen Johnson (Principal Service Lead)