Family Help Senior Practitioner

Family Help Senior Practitioner -

Service: Young & Thriving Hub (0–5)

Directorate: Children’s Services

Grade: Part time 0.5 FTE G9(Salary pro rata to hours worked)

Location: Walsall (with flexibility across Family Help localities)

The Young & Thriving Hub is a multi‑disciplinary, co‑located service providing integrated, early help and targeted support to expectant parents, babies, and children aged 0–5 and their families. The hub brings together professionals from across Children’s Services and partner agencies to deliver trauma‑informed, relationship‑based practice that improves outcomes for children and supports families to thrive.

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Family Help Senior Practitioner to play a key role within the Young & Thriving Hub. You will provide high‑quality, evidence‑based support to families with complex and varied needs, while offering professional leadership, supervision and guidance to Family Help staff.

Working within a multi‑disciplinary environment, you will help ensure that children’s welfare remains central to all practice, supporting early intervention, safeguarding, and positive, sustainable change for families.

• Supervise, support and mentor Family Help staff to ensure high‑quality, child‑centred practice and positive outcomes for children and families.
• Deliver and oversee evidence‑based interventions for families with complex needs, providing direct support where required.
• Support and quality‑assure comprehensive assessments of family strengths, needs and risks, ensuring plans are co‑produced with families and reviewed regularly.
• Act as a lead practitioner supporting families with complex needs, offering expert guidance.
• Promote effective multi‑agency working, building strong relationships with health, education, police and voluntary sector partners within the Young & Thriving Hub.
• Contribute to staff development, induction and training, embedding reflective practice and continuous learning across the service.

• A relevant professional qualification and/or substantial experience working with children, young people and families.
• Strong experience of supervision, mentoring and practice leadership within Family Help
• Sound knowledge of safeguarding, child development and early intervention approaches, particularly for children aged 0–5.
• Confidence working within multi‑disciplinary teams and building effective partnerships across agencies.
• A commitment to trauma‑informed, strengths‑based and relationship‑focused practice aligned with the Young & Thriving ethos.

• Be part of an innovative, integrated Young & Thriving Hub focused on prevention and improving life chances for children.
• Work within a supportive, reflective and values‑driven service that prioritises professional development.
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families at a critical stage of development.

• Enhanced DBS clearance required.
• The council operates flexible, customer‑focused ways of working, and the post may require working across different localities, some evening and weekend work.

Please be aware that previous applicants do not need to reapply.

Closing date: 13th February 2026

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Job Description and Employee Specification

This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.

Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children, young people and vulnerable adults entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people and vulnerable adults.

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