EIS Practitioner in Harlow

As an Early Intervention Service (EIS) Practitioner, you'll be part of our team based at the Harlow Family Hub. Your primary role will include delivering formulation-led, trauma-informed early intervention to help children and young people. You will use the Framework for Integrated Care to assist in building resilience and strengthening support networks around them. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, building relationships with children, schools and communities, and delivering targeted support. In addition, you will work flexibly across different environments to meet the needs of those you serve. This is a fixed-term position for two years.

HCRG Care Group was established in 2006 and is among the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services. They work closely with health and care commissioners to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. They deliver community health services, primary care services such as urgent care and sexual health, and adult social care and wellbeing services. Committed to equal opportunities, HCRG Care Group values diversity and inclusivity in their team members. They emphasize safeguarding, ensuring that all new team members undergo a safer recruitment process.

Main Responsibilities:

• Hold and manage an allocated caseload of children, young people and families requiring targeted early intervention support.
• Use the Framework for Integrated Care and Rule of 167 to identify, understand and strengthen the relationships that matter most in a child or young person's life, increasing their sense of belonging, connectedness and inclusion.
• Build trusting, purposeful relationships with children, young people and families, and work creatively to engage those who may find it difficult to access traditional support services.
• Deliver direct, targeted and time-limited work in line with the agreed formulation, goals and intervention plan.
• Contribute to formulation and multi-agency discussions with education, CAMHS and Mental Health Support Teams, social care, early help, youth justice and voluntary and community sector partners.
• Work with schools, parents/carers and trusted adults to develop practical strategies that can be used consistently in the child or young person's everyday environment.
• Provide consultation, coaching and practical support to schools, families and partners, and contribute to group work, workshops or training where agreed.
• Strengthen natural support networks and promote participation in community, educational, recreational and social opportunities.
• Recognise changes in need, risk or complexity and discuss these promptly with the EIS Senior Practitioner.
• Maintain accurate, timely records and capture feedback from children, young people, families and partners to inform service improvement.

Ideal Candidate:

• A relevant qualification in social work, youth development, public health, therapy, education or a related field.
• A genuine passion for creating positive social change and improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people.
• Strong empathy and understanding of the challenges faced by children and young people in today's society.
• Adaptability to respond to evolving programme needs and changing circumstances.
• Personal resilience and the ability to build resilience in the young people you support.
• Proven experience working with young people, including leading youth-led initiatives and campaigns.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for engaging with young people, colleagues and partners.
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills to empower young people and build their resilience.
• A strong team player, able to collaborate effectively with colleagues, partners and volunteers.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as required.
• Understanding of, and commitment to, trauma-informed practice (desirable).
• A valid driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel to schools and partner organisations.

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.