Family practitioner

Job description

Job description

Permanent
Full time 37 hours per weekINTERNAL DCC EMPLOYEES ONLYThe job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included. If you are experiencing any issues viewing or applying for this job, please contact our Devon Jobs team: [email protected] .

We are a specialist 0 - 19 yrs Level 3 - targeted service, offering intervention to families who need a holistic, intensive approach, including working as part of a multi-agency team, to help prevent the need for social care intervention.

We encourage parents and carers to lead in creating their own sustainable family plan, with their child/children at the core.

At Devon County Council, we are committed to supporting and helping our local families, who have consented to early help support.

We want to be there for families as early as possible so that we can help them to overcome their challenges and stay together.

We support families with difficulties in the following areas (based on level 3 of the Level of need tool).

Levels of Need - Devon Children and Families Partnership ( dcfp.org.uk )

An Introduction to the role and key responsibilities:The role involves providing intensive support to children, young people and their families who have multiple and complex needs, supporting them with appropriate skilled interventions, both practically and emotionally. This will involve working with families in the home and community in close partnership with other agencies. This may be in response to a crisis or for some families as part of a support package. We aim to strengthen the family's network, to increase the support from their own families and communities around them.

As a Family Practitioner you will provide a vital role to the families referred to the service; assessing needs, developing action plans, setting and reviewing targets, providing interventions and coordinating the input from other service providers. As well as keeping accurate, up-to-date electronic records of your work, you will attend and lead the Team around the Family meetings.

We use the Family Outcome Star Plus and Graded Care Profile 2 to support families in creating their plan and to help them find the right path to move forward. Both tools are strengths-based and focus on the journey of change. We also deliver evidence-based parenting programmes to groups of parents and their teenage children as part of our service.

What sorts of skills do you need?Previous experience of working with families who have multiple and complex needs and a working knowledge of the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults is desired.

You should be empathetic and understanding, but at the same time, persistent, tenacious and assertive. An ability to listen and offer practical solutions, an honest approach, and to support and challenge where needed, to enable people to make positive changes in their lives.

You will need a flexible approach to working hours, as there may be a need to work some evenings and weekends.

We are aiming to actively encourage applications from people from many ethnic, identity, societal and cultural backgrounds (e.g. Race, disability, religion, sexuality, age and gender/identity), to support us in delivering an enriched, inclusive and diverse service, to all that we support.

The time period for this advert being placed could be shortened or extended, so please check the advert listing for any updates.

Please contact the manager for the area you are based for a further discussion:

Jon Baker-Churchill - [email protected] - 07580834440 - North and Mid Devon Or Sam Brunskill - [email protected] - North Devon and Mid Team manager.

Interviews will be held the week of the 9th September 2026

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• DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on our Equality and Diversity webpages .
• Happy to Talk Flexible Working - The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with the Applicant privacy notice .
• For more information about Working for Devon please visit our Working for Devon page .
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.