Early Help Worker: £25,991 per annum PRO-RATA; 22.5 or 16.5 hours available*
Note*: Two options for hours –
- if 22.5 hours (7.5 hours a day), actual is £16,244;
- if 16.5 hours (9am to 3pm less lunch) actual is £11,912
Contract: initially until to 31st December 2022
A new and exciting opportunity for a Early Help Worker, based in First Steps Family Wellbeing Centre, based in Ainsdale and Birkdale in Southport, Merseyside, has arisen. We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and hardworking individual to work in the centre. A short 60 second video is here:
The role involves delivering high quality services and support to children and families facing a range of difficulties in need of Early Help or who are identified as needing continuing support after having been involved with statutory social work services.
It involves the completion of Early Help assessments, direct work with children and coordinating Early Help meetings to ensure that there are clear plans in place to improve the outcomes for children and young people (0-19 years). Experience of completing assessments, using EHM (Early Help Module), multi-agency working, delivering high quality interventions and direct work with children is essential to this role.
The role will also involve the delivery of activities through the appropriate models and frameworks to engage, empower and enable families within our reach to take ownership of their own solutions and develop resilience.
This will likely be over three days but may change according to circumstances.
Due to the nature of work the above post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and relevant care/safeguarding legislation and appointment will only be confirmed if a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure is obtained from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), plus two references, and right to work in the United Kingdom.
The centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
First Steps Enterprise Limited is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
Application Process
We strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification, which is in both ‘job specification’ boxes below, one for each role, when completing your application form (see ‘apply below’ box). No agencies, please.
When applying please state which position you are applying for. Please choose the ‘Early Help Worker‘ choice from the Dropdown box on the application form (see link to form below).
If you are not working, you may be able to access assistance via our Directions programme, the staff of whom are completely separate from the recruitment and selection team.
Application forms should either be completed online using the link below by 10am on Friday 3rd December 2021
Interviews will take place mid-December 2021, likely in person (or possibly via Zoom video link).
