You will have experience of using evidence-based interventions and relationship-based practice to work with families to address multiple and complex needs leading to improved family functioning and improved outcomes for children including family relationships and school attendance. The implementation of the Families First Partnership reforms are re-shaping how we work with children and families, this is an exciting time to join Torbay Children’s Services. You will be part of a service focussed on delivering the right support for children and families at the right time.
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate extensive experience of direct work, interventions with families and assessment skills alongside a strong-values based practice approach rooted in empathy, kindness and compassion. You will already have some experience of working directly with children and families in a relevant health, youth work, education or social care setting.
You will work well as part of a team as well as showing initiative and a problem-solving approach. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to demonstrate understanding of the Children Act 1989.
You will be committed to working in child-focused and strengths-based way and will have an understanding of the positive impact of whole family approaches which prevent needs from escalating. In return, you will be joining a service with a commitment to a ‘High Expectations, High Support, High Challenge’ culture and a supportive team, where we expect you to provide a high standard of support to families and will support you with good quality supervision and training and development opportunities from our Learning Academy.
This post will be carrying out Regulated Activity. As such the post will require an Enhanced Criminal Record Check plus an additional Barred List Check. The check will reveal any spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions (which have not been filtered), any local Police information and a check of either the Adult, Child or Adult and Child Barred Lists.
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For an informal chat please contact Lisa Pitcher on 07920 502675 or [email protected].
Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 20th July 2026
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