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Healthy Family Support Practitioner School Age - Basildon Area

The closing date is 26 January 2026

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Job summary

Healthy Family Support Practitioner Full-Time vacancy working with children and or Young People 5- 9 years old and their families: Basildon Area.

We are seeking a passionate, dynamic and experienced 5+ yrs practitioner to join our Healthy Family Team. Our teams are fully integrated consisting of Health Visitors, School Nurses, Support Practitioners, Family Hub Practitioners and Community Connectors.

Main duties of the job

5+ Healthy Family SupportPractitionerRole

  • Toworkwithchildren,youngpeopleandtheirfamilies, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.
  • Toworkin partnershipwithparents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes fortheirchildren.
  • Toworkco-operativelywithchildren'sservices,health agencies, primary schools and other community basedservices, to provide the most effectiveserviceforchildrenyoungpeopleandfamilies.
  • Undertake developmental andhealthreviews ofchildrenandyoungpeopleat key stages oftheirlife

About us

Barnardos has been providing services to some of the most vulnerable children across the UK for over 150 years. We work in partnership with childrens social care and health partners enabling the delivery of integrated health and social care services in a number of areas. We recognise that to really transform childrens life chances, they need sustained interventions that meet the diversity of their needs and that participation and co-production must a key component of any service. If you enjoy pushing the boundaries of what works: working closely with other agencies to innovate and create; have the clinical expertise to lead on this project and want to work with children and young people and their families to deliver service that truly meet their needs, then we would like to hear from you.

Details

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,492 to £29,726 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0033-22252

Job locations

Tanners Lane

Barkingside

Ilford

Essex

IG6 1QG


Northlands Park Family Hub

Davenants

Basildon

Essex

SS13 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service. Specifics of Service attached as applicable.

Key Responsibilities

For Service Users

Under guidance and instruction

To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.

To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.

To work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.

To contribute to Service development.

To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Purpose

To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service. Specifics of Service attached as applicable.

Key Responsibilities

For Service Users

Under guidance and instruction

To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.

To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.

To work co-operatively with children's services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.

To contribute to Service development.

To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education/Knowledge
  • Qualification mandatory for practice, where applicable. (NB: In future there is likely to be a requirement for at least NVQ2 for staff assisting and working alongside other staff in work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For staff having sole and direct access to children, young people and vulnerable adults, the requirement will be for NVQ3.
  • Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families e.g. disadvantage, poverty, disability.
  • Awareness of childrens need to feel safe.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Skills/Abilities
  • Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
  • Able to work as part of a team. Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
  • Able to apply Barnardo's safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • Circumstances
  • Staff will have to abide by Barnardo's Smoking Policy which does not permit smoking at work

Experience

Essential

  • Experience
  • Some experience of work with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Education/Knowledge
  • Qualification mandatory for practice, where applicable. (NB: In future there is likely to be a requirement for at least NVQ2 for staff assisting and working alongside other staff in work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. For staff having sole and direct access to children, young people and vulnerable adults, the requirement will be for NVQ3.
  • Awareness of factors impacting on and issues facing vulnerable children and young people and families e.g. disadvantage, poverty, disability.
  • Awareness of childrens need to feel safe.

Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Skills/Abilities
  • Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
  • Able to work as part of a team. Able to accurately and clearly record case notes deploying the necessary standard of writing and IT skills.
  • Able to apply Barnardo's safeguarding and child protection procedures.
  • Circumstances
  • Staff will have to abide by Barnardo's Smoking Policy which does not permit smoking at work

Experience

Essential

  • Experience
  • Some experience of work with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Barnardo’s

Address

Tanners Lane

Barkingside

Ilford

Essex

IG6 1QG


Employer's website

https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barnardo’s

Address

Tanners Lane

Barkingside

Ilford

Essex

IG6 1QG


Employer's website

https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Nicola Proudfoot

nicola.proudfoot@barnardos.org.uk

02031469505

Details

Date posted

14 January 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£25,492 to £29,726 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

B0033-22252

Job locations

Tanners Lane

Barkingside

Ilford

Essex

IG6 1QG


Northlands Park Family Hub

Davenants

Basildon

Essex

SS13 1QX


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