0-5 Practitioner

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of Family Help 0-5 practitioners covering maternity leave, you will be operating as part of a targeted Family Help Service within the Amber Valley Locality. 

You will be responsible for supporting the Family Help Senior Practitioner in the efficient and effective delivery of the 0-5 Family help service, demonstrating and championing evidenced based practice. 

Your principle role will include: 

Compiling action plans with measurable targets to co-ordinate support for families who are working with a variety of partner agencies. 

• Tracking the individual progress of a child and cohorts of children where appropriate, measuring development and school readiness. 
• Deliver specific intervention programs and evidenced based programs targeted towards children at risk of developmental delay such as the Every Child a Talker (EcaT) programme. 
• Delivery of programme’s to assist parents in their parenting, such as Solihull approach, understanding your child. 
• Providing advice and signposting to parents/carers. 
• keeping clear and concise records which are accurate on the councils recording systems. 
• Report writing and completion of key documents such as safeguarding case conference reports to assist in collating essential evidence gathering to ensure decision can be made to keep children safe. 

If you are a dynamic and creative individual who has a good knowledge of working with the early years and children under the age of 5 years, we want to hear from you.  

To find out more information regarding this exciting opportunity, please contact Tracy Reader at tracy.reader@derbyshire.gov.uk 

Provisional Interview Date: 14 May 2025