Whitehawk Family Hub (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
£27269 - £27711
37
Job introduction
Brighton and Hove City Council is looking for two Navigators to join our Family Hubs service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the 0-19 (25 with SEND) Family Hubs service supporting all families in Brighton and Hove.
About the role
Navigators are the first point of contact for the Family Hub service. They provide reception services in our main Family Hub buildings and work as part of a city wide team to provide families with information, advice and guidance on a range of many different subjects including how to find local childcare, help with parenting and family support, and where to access health services.
No day is ever the same in Family Hubs – our Navigators support a large number and diverse range of families, many of whom do not speak English as their first language or need extra help from us to access our services. Many of these families present at the Hubs and are in crisis or need immediate assistance in an emergency. The Navigator team also have a duty rota to respond to telephone and email enquiries.
The Family Hubs service has received additional funding from the Department for Education for a third year of transformation and we are excited about this next chapter in the development of our service.
We have vacancies for two full time positions, one based in the Whitehawk Family Hub and one based at Tarner Family Hub in central Brighton. You will also be expected to travel to other Family Hubs sites as part of this role.
If you have the communication and administrative skills to support the service in this role we would love to hear from you.
The posts are full-time 37 hours between the hours of 8.30am and 5pm depending on location.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
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Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and How we create a fair and inclusive workplace.
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.