X2 Family Practitioner

About the Team

Warwick Family Help Team are looking for an experienced and dedicated Family Practitioner looking to make a difference.

Our Family Help Team is a dynamic, committed and welcoming service, working alongside families at every stage of need. From early targeted support, through Children in Need, Edge of Care, Child Protection and Court work; we also support children in care until a clear plan for reunification or permanency is secured. This breadth of work makes our team varied, challenging and extremely rewarding.

We are proud to be a truly multi disciplinary team, bringing together Family Support Workers, Family Practitioners, Social Workers, Systemic Consultants, PCSOs and, soon, an NHS Nurse. By working collaboratively under one team, we are able to respond to families' needs holistically, reduce risk and focus on what matters most - keeping families safely together wherever possible.

Our practice is firmly grounded in Restorative Principles. We work with families, supporting them to identify their strengths, understand challenges and create meaningful, achievable plans for positive change. Every family is supported to develop a plan that is individual to them and builds on their own capacity to achieve lasting outcomes. You'll be joining a team that is ambitious for children and families, open to innovation and committed to reflective, relationship based practice. We actively support learning and development, providing a nurturing environment where practitioners are encouraged to grow, share ideas and develop their confidence and skills.

If you are passionate about achieving the best outcomes for children and families, enjoy working as part of a supportive multi agency team, and want to be part of a service that values new ways of working and professional development, we would love to hear from you.

Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together.

To find out more about Warwickshire County Council's Children and Families Service, click here to find out more about Warwickshire County Council's Children and Families Service.

Our Offer to you includes:

• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package if you're talking about a return to us with an ex-colleague/friend.

About the Role

Warwick Family Help are recruiting to 2 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 their confidence and skills, and ensure the voice of the child remains central to all planning and decision making.

Your responsibilities will include managing a caseload, contributing to assessments and support plans, delivering targeted 1:1 and group work, and helping to coordinate multi agency activity to keep children safe. You will also play an important part in preventing family breakdown by offering early help, parenting guidance, and proactive support.

You will need to be confident working independently, resilient under pressure, and committed to anti discriminatory practice. A driving licence and ability to travel across the county are essential.

To download our Why work for Us Brochure, click here to download our Why work for Us Brochure.

Key Requirements

We're looking for someone who is passionate about supporting children and families and who brings both experience and empathy to the role.

• A strong commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality and anti discriminatory practice.
• At least one year's experience working directly with families-ideally in their homes or community settings-helping them make positive and sustainable change.
• A solid understanding of child development, family dynamics, and the impact of parenting, with the ability to apply this in real life situations.
• Experience delivering parenting support, including evidence based interventions that boost parents' confidence and skills.
• Confidence working with vulnerable families, including those experiencing complex or challenging situations.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling you to build strong relationships with children, families and multi agency professionals.
• Emotional resilience and the ability to manage demanding and sometimes distressing situations.
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure and respond flexibly to changing needs.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development.
• The ability to travel across the county, with a full driving licence, appropriate insurance and access to a vehicle.
• Basic IT skills, including confident use of databases and good literacy and numeracy.
• A willingness to work flexibly, depending on families' needs.
• A satisfactory DBS check.

For further information please see the Family Practitioner job description and person specification below.

Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

To view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council, click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We don't want to keep you waiting so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process while the job advert is running. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application.

To discuss the role please contact Helen O'Donoghue - .

Closing Date: 2nd April 2026

Interview Date: 14th April 2026

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more