Family Practitioner (ROTH)

Directorate: Family Services Contract Type: Permanent Hours: 36 Salary: £39,276 - £42,771 Location: Colindale Closing Date: Midnight 25th Oct 2026 Important Information for Current Barnet Council Employees Where possible, employees who have access to Oracle are encouraged to apply via the Opportunity Marketplace (Internal Career Site). This helps to ensure applications are correctly identified as internal and avoids potential delays during the recruitment process. About Barnet Council Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools, vibrant town centres, vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation, our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve, Caring, Inclusive, Collaborative – which drive everything we do. About the role Barnet is home to the second largest child population in London; children in Barnet account for a quarter of all people living in the Borough and to meet their needs we are determined to ensure that our services in Barnet are responsive, focussed on improving their outcomes and Family Friendly. With resilience based practice at the heart of our approach we are seeking dynamic practitioners so that our most vulnerable children and families get the best out of us, particularly those young people presenting with a range of needs including being victims/perpetrators of child sexual exploitation, young people affected or involved in serious youth violence and group offending, missing from home. Please click here to download the Job description for this role. (Right-click and select “Open in new tab” so you can keep the job description open while completing your application) About you We are seeking a dynamic, creative and inspiring individual to fill a Family Practitioner role within our Family Services. If you have a demonstrable track record of practice leadership and innovation, can thrive in a complex environment and care about your professional development and the development of others, we want to hear from you. We are seeking experienced Family Practitioners with demonstrated backgrounds in leading plans and interventions with children, adolescents and their families. Using a whole family approach you will support the development of family resilience to enable parents to manage difficult adolescent behaviour and keep families together. You will be a reliable, energetic and persistent practitioner with capacity to safely manage highly complex and emotive family environments through excellent engagement and communication supported by evidenced based intervention skills Candidates must hold an NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in child and family training. An enhanced DBS is required. What we offer 31 days annual leave, plus public and bank holidays Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme , which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents A comprehensive Flexible Working Policy which supports work-life balance by empowering staff and management to make decisions around when, where, and how work is done A vast range of lifestyle discounts from major retailers, supermarkets, energy suppliers and more Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, travel and gym membership Excellent training and development opportunities Employee well- being training programs including confidential employee assistance How to apply Read the job description and person specification before clicking ‘Apply’ to commence the online application form. If you would like any further information about the role before applying, please contact Christopher Kelly on christopher.kelly@barnet.gov.uk Sy