Early Help Practice Development Coach. Job in London Education & Training Jobs

Description Early Help Practice Development Coach x 2 Fixed-term contract until 31/03/26 Starting salary: PO2 The closing date for receipt of applications is 01/06/25; however, interest may be high, and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early. We are Newham, a vibrant, dynamic, and culturally rich East London Borough with a young population and limitless potential. It is a challenging yet rewarding place to work, with networks in place to enable you to be the best Practitioner you can be and to make a real difference to children and families. Our social care services were rated as GOOD overall by Ofsted, with leadership rated as OUTSTANDING, but we are continually striving for improvement. We have been working tirelessly to establish a Centre of Excellence for Children’s Services through investment, coproduction, and the continuous development of our Circles of Support practice model, focusing on systemic and restorative practice, along with a specialist support offer for Practitioners. Ofsted described Newham as having a positive culture of learning and development, and we would love for you to learn and grow with us. About us Early Help and Prevention Services in Newham are undergoing a transformation to provide timely and dynamic, joined-up support to children and families. Our primary aims are early detection and identification of children’s and families’ needs, offering the right support at the right time to prevent escalation of needs and risks. We support families to avoid crises through early identification, targeted support, safety, and contingency planning. We adopt the role of Lead Practitioner, offering planned, purposeful, and focused targeted interventions, aiming to reduce referrals to child protection services and improve children’s long-term outcomes around health, education, and emotional wellbeing, ensuring children and young people feel safe and thrive in their communities. Our transformed targeted Early Help Service will comprise four newly configured teams, each with an Early Help Manager and a mix of Early Help and Senior Early Help Practitioners, aligned with Newham’s four locality Family Hubs networks. Family Hubs provide a range of universal services from conception to 18 years (up to 25 years if the young person has additional needs). This includes a strong start for life, supporting children and parents through each developmental stage. Changes within Early Help will align with the wider context of the proposed Family Help model and Families First Partnership reforms (March 2025). We are recruiting to several positions within Early Help: About the Job To embed Newham’s relational, systemic, and restorative practice model within the four locality areas, promoting the use of the Early Help Assessment, Lead Practitioner, and coaching to support the wider Early Help workforce in early needs identification and effective, coordinated family support. To find out more about the role, please download the JD here. For informal discussions about the posts, please contact Fran Craven or Dawn Henry. You will be notified if your application is successful. We aim to shortlist W/B 02/06/25 and schedule interviews between 09/06/25 and 27/06/25. Thank you for your interest. IMPORTANT: If you are an LBN staff member applying for this role as a secondment, note that secondments are subject to your current employer’s approval. Please inform your line manager of your application. Additional Information We are committed to creating an inclusive, anti-racist environment. Applications are considered on merit, regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, faith, gender identity, or sexual orientation. If you share our vision and values and have the required skills and experience, that’s what matters most. The London Borough of Newham has responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. If appointed to a role involving these groups, a DBS check may be required. Please attach a supporting statement (max 2 A4 sides) explaining why and how you meet the role criteria. We practice anonymized recruitment. Please remove all personal information from uploaded documents. Your personal data will be shared with Cifas to prevent fraud and verify your identity. Further details on data use and your rights are available. Key Skills : Campaigns, Data Entry, Christmas Temporary, Advocacy, Control Engineering Employment Type : Contract Experience : X years Vacancy : 1 #J-18808-Ljbffr