Job vacancy details
Senior Family Involvement Worker
| Employer | Cambridgeshire County Council | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working Pattern | Full Time, Permanent position | Hours | 37 hours per week |
| Salary | £22,001 - £23,473 per annum | Reference | AH104 |
| Closing Date | 09/07/2009 23:00 PM | ||
This advertisement is for a full-time Senior Family Involvement Worker for the Bar Hill, Papworth and Waterbeach Children’s Centres.
The role of Children’s Centres is to improve outcomes for all young children, from birth to age five, and to reduce inequalities in outcomes between children growing up in disadvantage and the wider population. The centres provide a focus for multi-agency teams to deliver integrated services to young children and their families.
The Job Purpose is:
• To provide universal support services to all families with children under 5 through the children’s centres, and to provide more specialisted/targeted services to those families identified as needing additional support (in particular, this post will work with those families with the most complex needs).
• To actively encourage family participation in children’s centre and partner services.
• To support the Children’s Centre Manager in researching, developing, evaluating and delivering new services and to e enhance and promote the life chances of young children living within the children’s centre reach area.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated worker to help families with children under 5 access the full range of services available in the Centres, to provide 1:1 support and to run a range of different support groups for families.
You should have experience of working with families and children, be a good communicator and team worker, and have a relevant NVQ Level 3 or equivalent qualification.
A Children’s Centre Senior Family Involvement Worker job description and person specification are included with this advertisement.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Kath Doyle on 01480 831423.
Closing Date 10th July 2009 Interview Date: 27th July 2009
Equal Opportunities
Cambridgeshire County Council welcomes the diversity of gender, ages, abilities, ethnic origin, faiths and cultures of the people who make up our society. It is a fundamental principle of the County Council?s policies that all people should be valued regardless of their economic circumstances, sex, age, disabilities, culture, ethnicity, language (including British Sign Language), religion or sexual orientation.
