Children’s services Practitioner – Family Support Service – MID06597 Full Time

Job Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity to join Midlothian’s Family Wellbeing Service as a Children’s Practitioner on a fixed term basis. The Family Wellbeing Service works across Midlothian and aims to provide flexible, holistic support to families in need. The service supports families with children aged 0-18 in an effort to avoid statutory intervention. The service works in partnership with multi-agency colleagues to create bespoke plans that support families to overcome obstacles with housing, finances, education and wellbeing.

We are looking for a Children’s Practitioner to deliver high quality support services to families in Midlothian. This will involve assessing needs, planning and delivering focused interventions to support children and families with developing plans to help improve family wellbeing, school attendance and attainment.

We are seeking a Practitioner with experience in working alongside vulnerable families to assess strengths and needs as well as plan and deliver support and interventions which enable families to thrive. It is essential that candidates share our vision that collaborative working and relationship based early intervention is the best means of supporting children and families.

KNOWLEDGE:

Essential:

• Educated to HNC social care or SVQ Level 3 (children and young people) or equivalent with a relevant discipline.
• Experience of working with the national and local practice, policy, procedure and legislation relevant to the post. This includes an awareness of the SSSC Code of Practice, Human Rights legislation, United Nation Convention of the Rights of Child and getting it right for every child.
• Have experience of working with children and families including child development, and trauma-based interventions,
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of systemic interventions and methodologies, such as attachment promoting, trauma-based therapy, child development and parenting capacity.
• Knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of key agencies.

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering parenting programmes or other group work.
• Specialist experience of working with children and families in crisis or at risk.
• Behavioural Interview skills.
• Family mediation skills

CLOSING DATE – Sunday 2nd February 2025 

INTERVIEW DATE – Monday 10th February 2025

Job Advert

Position Title: Children’s Services Practitioner

Directorate: Children, Young People & Partnerships

Location: Easthouses Primary School

Contract Status: Fixed Term until 31/01/2026

Hours of Work: 36

Working Pattern: Monday – Thursday 9.00-5.00 Friday 9.00- 3.30

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £32,892.18 per annum.

Requirements

This post is considered Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act, 2007. Therefore, it is an offence to apply if you are barred from working with children or protected adults.
Successful candidates will require PVG Scheme membership for Regulated Work with Children and Protected Adults, You will be required to join the Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check prior to commencing employment with Midlothian Council, the cost of which will be met by you. For further information on the PVG Scheme please visit www.disclosurescotland.gov.uk

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.

Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

If you are a trainee of a Midlothian Council Training Programme, have a disability or you are a care experienced young person you are eligible for a guaranteed interview if you meet the essential criteria for the post.