ID: 1420 - Outreach Worker
Service: Manchester Children’s Centres
Salary: £24,971- £27,507 FTE per annum (£20,246.76 - £22,300.54 per annum for part-time 30 hours per week)
Location: Wythenshawe Children Centres and Family Hub M22
Hours: Part-time (30 Hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Outreach Worker to join the team at Wythenshawe Children’s Centres and Family Hub. 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.
Main Responsibilities:
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 Case Work Lead, and will include leading on our Parental Aspirations/Parenting offer and other targeted interventions as required.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
• 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 continued 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 produce effective outcome-focused plans for families with complex needs, and to monitor, review and evaluate these.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
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.
To Apply:
• Click the “Apply Now” link below and fill out our digital application form
• Closing Date: Closing date Thursday 3rd April at 23:59
• To learn more about Family Action: Careers
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Friday 10th April.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: ragen.fallon2@family-action.org.uk
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates 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 who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
