Early Years Project Lead Outreach Worker, Wythenshawe Children’s Centres
Based in Wythenshawe
37 hours per week (full time)
Grade 2 (upper) point 16-19: £24,724 - £27,232 per annum
Permanent contract
Are you a self-motivated team player with a can-do attitude, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? If so, we want to hear from you.
At Family Action we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Outreach Worker to join the team at Wythenshawe Children’s Centres. We want an individual who is passionate about supporting our aim to make a positive difference and improve outcomes for children, young people and families living in Wythenshawe.
We are looking for someone who is experienced in engaging and working with parents and children in individual and group work. This role will be an Early Years School Link & Engagement Lead, including engaging with schools and completing the REAL intervention and other targeted projects as required. Developing and building on relationships and partnership working with other agencies and organisations to increase reach and referrals to the service to support families with children under 5.
Your impact
As an Outreach Worker you will
• Be passionate about supporting our aim to make a positive difference and improve outcomes for children, young people and families living in Wythenshawe
• To provide front line, high quality group and individual interventions both universal and targeted for children pre-birth to age 5 and their parents.
• Work in partnership with Start Well partners and other services to ensure that children pre-birth to 5 years and their parents, particularly those identified as priority and excluded, are signposted to the full range of services provided via Wythenshawe Children’s Centres and within the community to ensure their needs are met.
Your skills
We welcome applicants who:
• Educated to level three or above with a recognised professional qualification in social work, health, education or equivalent, or demonstrable experience in these fields of work, and evidence of a commitment to continuing learning and professional development.
• Experience of working with children and families in clients home and/or community venues, in groups and/or 1:1
• Excellent assessment skills, with the ability to set objectives and produce effective outcome-focused plans for families with complex needs, and to monitor, review and evaluate these.
• Experience of completing evidenced based interventions, especially related to early years/child development
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core.
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect. If you share these values and behaviours and have the necessary skills then we look forward to hearing from you.
Interview date: Monday 21st October 2024
To Apply:
· Download: the Application Form linked to the Family Action job advert
· Complete the Application Form & send to: completed.application22@family-action.org.uk
• Closing Date: Sunday 13th October 2024 at 11:59pm
For direct queries with the hiring manager, please email: ragen.fallon2@family-action.org.uk
Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced Children and Adults
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