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Early Help Practitioner
£38,976 – £47,229 per annum
Permanent
Full Time (36 hours)
Wandsworth, London
Main base across three localities: 
Battersea, Roehampton and Tooting

Are you an experienced practitioner, who is passionate and committed to ensuring that all children and young people achieve their best outcomes?

Things are changing for Wandsworth Early Help services. We are on a journey of transforming our approach in Early Help to be more focused and targeted, to support the most vulnerable families in our community. We will be proactive at providing targeted and timely support to children, young people and their families who require additional support. We believe that ‘Success Starts with Early Help’ and our ambition is to get this right for every child at the right time. 

You will share our aspiration for every child and young person in Wandsworth to be safe from harm and abuse, be enabled to reach their full potential and develop skills for life, enjoy healthy lifestyles and be happy and active members of the community.

About the role 

Wandsworth Early Help takes a whole family approach therefore, you will work systemically with children, young people, and their families. You will be responsible for a manageable caseload in the Targeted Youth Support Service, working with young people aged 13 – 18 (25 SEND) and their families. 

You will be collaborating with families and contributing to achieving the best Targeted Youth support service that puts children and families in the center of all we do. To achieve this well we need the very best professionals to join us on our journey that places children at the heart of our practice. 

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Level 3 child focused qualification or equivalent relevant experience within Children’s Services.
• Experience of improving outcomes by working in a strength-based manner with children, young people, and families.
• Experience in delivering direct work, group work and activities to create resilience.
• Knowledge of the impact of social GRACES on the work undertaken with families.
• Ability to provide practical support to children, young people, and families to support them to thrive.

If you meet the above criteria and would like to make a difference by supporting young people and their families, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact:
Kamilah McCalman – Head of Cluster Kamilah.McCalman@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Closing Date: 19 April 2026
Shortlisting Date: w/c 20 April 2026
Interview Date: w/c 27 April 2026

We may close this vacancy early once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Richmond & Wandsworth Better Service Partnership are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services. 

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.  

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as 40 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan. 

Richmond and Wandsworth Councils