Family Practitioner

Overview

Warwick Family Help is recruiting for two full‑time Family Practitioner positions. In this role you will work directly with families in their homes and community settings, providing practical and emotional support as part of a multi‑agency team. You will deliver evidence‑based interventions, help parents strengthen confidence and skills, and keep the voice of the child central to all planning and decision‑making.

• Manage caseload and contribute to assessments and support plans.
• Deliver targeted one‑to‑one and group work.
• Coordinate multi‑agency activity to keep children safe.
• Prevent family breakdown by offering early help, parenting guidance and proactive support.
• Work independently, remain resilient under pressure and commit to anti‑discriminatory practice.

• Strong commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and anti‑discriminatory practice.
• At least one year of experience working directly with families in homes or community settings, helping them make positive and sustainable change.
• Solid understanding of child development, family dynamics and parenting impact, and the ability to apply it in real life situations.
• Experience delivering parenting support using evidence‑based interventions that boost parents’ confidence and skills.
• Confidence working with vulnerable families, including those in complex or challenging situations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to build strong relationships with children, families and multi‑agency professionals.
• Emotional resilience and ability to manage demanding and sometimes distressing situations.
• Strong organisational and problem‑solving skills, able to work under pressure and respond flexibly to changing needs.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Ability to travel across the county, with a full driving licence, appropriate insurance and a vehicle.
• Basic IT skills, including confident use of databases and good literacy and numeracy.
• Willingness to work flexibly, depending on families’ needs.
• Satisfactory DBS check.
• Fluency Duty: required to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focused on wellbeing and workload.
• Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an extra day at Christmas.
• Refer a Friend package for returning ex‑colleagues or friends.
• Agile working, generous annual leave, bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas.
• Access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.
• Employer contribution to pension scheme (around 19 percent per month).

All successful applicants will be subject to pre‑engagement checks, including a DBS check. The County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.