Family Practitioner

We are looking for experienced Family Practitioners to join our Family Practitioner Service and Early Help Team in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

We are a dedicated team of professionals who work with children and their families across the Tamworth area, providing support and early interventions which have a positive impact on the lives of children and families. and empower parents and carers to be confident in their role.

We deliver a restorative practice model that focuses on keeping families together through a community-based approaches, empowering parents to be confident in their role as a parents

You'll need to have a sound knowledge plus experience of working with those children and their families who may have complex needs.

2 posts - Fixed Term for 12 months

1 post - Permanent

Hours of work are 37 hours per week but with flexibility to manage own diary around the needs of families which may include some evening or weekend work.

Our Family Practitioners are key workers for the children and families we support.

In this role you’ll be:

• Leading on early help assessments and team around the family meetings to create plans for the children and families we support.
• Working together with social workers to support children in need, children on child protection plans and children in care.
• Be completing home and school visits to complete focussed direct work with children & families.
• Supporting mediation, crisis prevention, conflict resolution and Life Story work.
• Supporting on the completion of accurate documentation, reports and records relating to work you do with children, young people and their families within agreed timescales

You will need to:

• Have an NVQ Level 3 related to working with children and families or equivalent and experience of working with children and families.
• Be confident to take the lead role in facilitating a plan of support around the child and family co ordinating the roles of multi agencies.
• Be confident to provide high support but also high challenge when needed to ensure positive outcomes and sustained changes.
• Be flexible with working hours as there will be occasions where evening work may be needed, and some weekend working.
• Have a current UK driving licence and vehicle.

For more information about the role, please contact either or Karen Heather or Nicola Owen Family Practitioner Leads, via Karen.Heather@staffordshire.gov.uk and Nicola.Owen@staffordshire.gov.uk.

Closing date: 22nd April 2026

Interviews to take place 5th May

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

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Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

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Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.