Family Practitioner - South Wales (Maternity Cover)

Job Title:            Family Practitioner – South Wales (Mat Cover)

Contract:           Fixed Term - 6 months initially with a possibility of extending Full time (37 hours per week)

Start Date:        ASAP

Location:          Home based in South Wales

Salary:                £33,500 per annum

Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of blind and partially sighted children, young people and their families?

We are seeking a full time Family Practitioner who will support families with blind and partially sighted children and young people to develop improved emotional wellbeing, resilience, and coping strategies. This post will cover South Wales so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage.

This post is a 6 month contract with the potential to extend and will cover South Wales, so the ability to visit families and being a car driver with access to your own vehicle will be an advantage. You’ll be part of a remote England and Wales wide Family Practitioner team, who work closely together to draw on each other’s skills and experience to ensure families receive the best service from RSBC.

The team link together to run online groups that further support families, and this work may be in the evenings.

The team meet weekly online and come together in person for two-day team training at our London office at least twice a year.

The main purpose of this role is to:

·         To establish and maintain a case load of families with blind and partially sighted children and young people aged 0 to 25 who identify themselves as needing support.

·         To undertake family assessments to identify specific areas of need; to identify and deliver appropriate interventions that will promote children’s development and emotional wellbeing in collaboration with family members and make and support onward referrals as required.

·         To ensure that support is high quality and meets the high standard that RSBC sets, with pre agreed performance indicators.

The ideal candidate will ideally have a qualification that demonstrates the ability to establish a trusting and open relationship with families and CYP. You’ll be experienced in providing emotional wellbeing support with families directly and have knowledge of child development from experience or qualification. You’ll know about family systems/systemic practice – from experience or qualification as well as knowledge and practical experience of using family centred interventions in collaboration with families. We’d like you to have excellent interpersonal skills, and a strong teamwork ethic to fit in with our friendly and knowledgeable team of Family Practitioners across England and Wales.

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, and season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec

Closing date: 13th September 2024 although we may close this vacancy early should the suitable candidate present, so you are encouraged to apply early.

Interview: Rolling interviews

There may be a 2nd interview if required

To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892