Early Help Coordinator
- Employer
- Camden London Borough Council
- Location
- Camden, London (Greater)
- Salary
- £34,033 per annum
- Closing date
- 12 Dec 2021
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- Sector
- Health and Social Care, Health, Social Care, Education, Early Intervention
- Contract Type
- Contract
Job Details
About Us
Camden is listening to everyone, including you. We’re giving a platform to people inside and outside our community. Because, we’re not just home to the UK’s fast-growing economy. We’re home to the most important conversations happening today. And we’re making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. We are seeking an experienced and energised individual to join our early help community and practice service. This service includes our early help first stop.
The Role
We are seeking an experienced and energised individual to join our early help community and practice service. This service includes our early help first stop family support team supporting the children and families contact service front door and providing brief early help interventions, our early help coordinators providing information, advice and guidance to community partners and families, and our early help practice leads who support practice excellence in Camden’s early help offer.
As early help coordinator, you will provide a vital support role to the children and families contact service and to partners in our community. As well as processing and analysing incoming referrals to the contact service, you will provide information, advice and guidance to professionals and families about early help to prevent issues escalating. You will help develop Camden’s partnership working through providing professional support with a focus on case consultations, developing practitioner confidence and the earlier identification of families in need of early help.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS.
A graduate level qualification relevant to family work e.g. social work, nursing, early years education, play or youth and community work or NVQ level 4 equivalent gained in a setting associated with children or young people and families
You will require Knowledge and experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and their families to prevent problems escalating e.g. family work, youth work, etc.
This role will require knowledge of legislation, frameworks and guidance relevant to delivering best practice in family work [working with children] and safeguarding children and vulnerable adults e.g. The Children’s Act 1989, Leaving Care Act 2002, The Troubled Families programme, Early Years Foundation Stage Framework.
You will have Excellent knowledge and experience of working collaboratively with partner organisations to effect change in modes of delivery.
Experience of strong negotiating and influencing skills, particularly around developing packages of support for families and managing stakeholders priorities, and evidence of delivering training programmes.
Your experience of working with vulnerable children, young people and their families to prevent problems escalating will be combined with outstanding communication, negotiating and influencing skills. You will bring with you knowledge and experience of working in a multi-agency and multi-disciplinary environment and the ability to work collaboratively in partnership with a wide range of agencies, professionals and families.
Working for Camden
We’re ready to welcome your ideas, your views, and your rebellious spirit. Help us redefine how we’re supporting people, and we’ll redefine what a career can be.
At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits as well as joining a flexible working employer. Click HERE to see full details of our benefits.
Additional Information
To view the Job Profile, please click HERE
To apply for this job please follow the "Apply" link. In the ‘Why you?’ section of the application you will be required to demonstrate how you meet the role criteria noted in the Job Profile under the “About You” section.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit our recruitment website
Asking for Adjustments
Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at resourcing@camden.gov.uk or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.
Company
Camden: A diverse and vibrant borough
What makes us different?
Camden London Borough Council offers the opportunity to create a place for everyone. The council is committed to excellence and aims to recruit vibrant and talented people to develop and cultivate highly competent work teams.
Camden Council promotes culture, innovation and excellence by celebrating awards such as the Camden Business Awards, Community Support Awards and Camden Design Awards.
Great values
Based in the heart of the capital, Camden has much to offer its dedicated staff. The council is committed to excellence, and dedicated to safeguard and support the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people and children. Camden aims to work hand to hand with the communities it serves to find new and better ways to increase quality of life.
Why work for Camden?
- Camden is committed to providing high quality services
- Competent and skilled work teams.
- A trusting, supportive working environment
- Strong focus on innovation
- Competitive salary.
- Free season ticket / travelcard loan scheme.
Would you like to work in an innovative, multicultural, vibrant and transforming environment?
Camden may offer the opportunity you are looking for.
- Website
- http://www.camden.gov.uk/
- Telephone
- 020 7974 4444
- Location
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Town Hall
Judd Street
United Kingdom
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