Family Support Practitioner
Location: Norfolk - City and Eaton
Contract: Permanent, Full Time position working 37 hours a week Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Salary: £20,300 - £23,800 per annum DOE
A career that's life changing!
Are you a passionate and emphatic individual with a positive attitude, who is willing to go the extra mile to offer support and advice to families with young children? If so, why not join our team? We are currently recruiting for a Family Support Practitioner to work across the City and Eaton area of Norfolk.
What does Action for Children do?
Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 300,000 children, young people and families.
What do we as a service provide?
Norfolk Early Childhood & Family Service (ECFS) is a community outreach service delivering targeted support to families. Working closely with others, we provide children aged 0 to 5 years and their families with the best start in life, giving them a secure base, creating learning and developmental opportunities, building aspirations as well as ensuring we keep children safe.
What will the role be focused on?
The role is focused on working across the City and Eaton cluster to improve child and family life outcomes. This will be achieved by:
- Delivering child - focused intervention support to families with multiple needs.
- Day to day resource planning to ensure high quality services are delivered.
- Attending multi agency meetings.
- Establishing excellent rapport with individual families as well as assessing their needs.
- By ensuring a safe and positive work and service environment is achieved through compliance with all safeguarding, safer recruitment, health and safety policy and procedures.
What will you need?
To be considered for this role, you'll need to demonstrate:
- A minimum of an NVQ Level 3 in Early Years, Social Care, or equivalent
- Experience of working with age ranges of 0 to 5 years and families
- Experience of working in multi-agency and supporter settings
- Access to a car & driving licence (frequent travel between services/homes is required)
- Strong communication skills & a commitment to caring
- Sound knowledge and understanding of safeguarding
What will we give you in return?
- A minimum of 29 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
- A generous, contribution passed pension scheme
- Flexible working opportunities plus a supportive paternity/maternity package
- Season ticket travel loans for public transport
- Discounts at major retailers to help ease the cost of high street shopping
(Plus a lot more)
This is a great opportunity for the right candidate, why not apply now?
If you have any questions, or would like further information about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Fatima Matin on 07918773592.
Please note interviews will be held on Monday 30th March 2020.
Action for Children are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and Young People and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, safeguarding assessments are in place throughout our recruitment process to maintain high level of safeguarding practices within all our services. This will enable us to provide a safe and welcoming environment where Children and Young People are respected and valued.
Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
