Family practitioner (reducing parental conflict)

Family Practitioner (Reducing Parental Conflict)

Job Reference: HCC624141
Salary Range: £33,178 - £36,369 per annum
Work Location: Countywide, Hampshire (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37
Contract Type: Temporary until 31 March 2027
Closing Date: 21 June 2026

The Role:

As a Family Practitioner, you’ll play a key role in delivering Hampshire County Council’s Reducing Parental Conflict programme, helping families address challenges early and improve outcomes for children. Working within the Early Help system, you’ll provide high-quality, relationship-based support to children and families, with a focus on strengthening family relationships and reducing the impact of parental conflict.

This is a varied and rewarding role that combines direct work with families with supporting colleagues and partners to build confidence in addressing parental conflict. You’ll help embed consistent, evidence-informed approaches across services, strengthening early intervention and reducing escalation into statutory services.

What you’ll do:

• Work directly with children and families to identify needs, build on strengths and address parental conflict early.
• Deliver relationship-based, strengths-focused support that improves outcomes for children and families.
• Model effective practice and support colleagues and partner agencies to build confidence and skills.
• Promote a whole-family, early intervention approach across services.
• Contribute to the delivery and embedding of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
• Work collaboratively with Family Help Teams and partners to deliver coordinated, outcome-focused support.

What we’re looking for:

• Experience of working directly with children and families, including delivering early help or preventative support.
• Confidence in engaging families in sensitive conversations in a strengths-based, respectful and non-judgemental way.
• A strong commitment to relationship-based practice and improving outcomes for children.
• The ability to support others through modelling good practice, guidance and shared learning.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with professionals and partner agencies.
• A reflective approach, with a commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits:

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Family Practitioner role, team and our values. The section ‘About you’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

• Support families at the earliest opportunity and help improve outcomes for children across Hampshire.
• Play a key role in embedding relationship-based approaches and strengthening early intervention and prevention.
• Contribute to workforce development while being part of meaningful service change.
• Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Generous annual leave, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.

Other job titles you may be searching for:

Family Support Worker, Early Help Practitioner, Family Intervention Worker, Children and Families Practitioner, Early Intervention Practitioner, Parental Conflict Practitioner, Case Worker.

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to travel to various locations within Hampshire, and it is essential that you have a current driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle on a regular basis.

Criminal Records Check:

The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.

Applicants' Information:

Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Important: You must already have the right to work in the UK. We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

Equal Opportunity and Disability Confident Employer:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer – committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.