School Readiness Worker/Family Link – Belle Vale/Hunts Cross/Mossley Hill Children’s Centre; Salary: £20,903 per annum pro-rata (actual £12,542 per annum)/21 hours per week, with possible future option of increased hours to 35; initially fixed term to 30th September 2021.
The position of School Readiness/Family Link Worker is a diverse role where no two days are the same. If you enjoy being exceptionally busy, working in a thriving and stimulating environment whilst gaining a great deal of job satisfaction you will enjoy the role of School Readiness/Family Link Worker.
The role involves developing and delivering Early learning sessions for families with children under five years, using your skills and abilities to observe children and plan sessions to ensure their progression.
You will continue this support in the family home, helping parents to strengthen the skills they have already and promote a positive learning environment at home through Play at Home Programmes. Our overall aim is to ensure the children have optimal opportunities to reach their potential are ready to learn and transition to nursery or school
We have strong partnerships with local Schools, Nurseries and Community settings where we work with their teams to engage families and provide services to promote Children’s learning and development with particular focus on Speech, language & communication
School Readiness/Family Link Workers provide direct support to children and their families facing a range of difficulties. This role will provide additional support at an early stage to help divert families from requiring higher threshold. With the family and partner agencies you will develop individual targeted plans of intervention in accordance with the needs of the child and their family as part of the Early Help Assessment process.
Your interpersonal skills will be key in establishing trust to form relationships with Parents/Carers to ensure their co-operation to work with you to achieve the best outcomes for their children.
Parenting is a difficult job and most parents at some point will benefit from additional support. The Children Centre offers a wide range of Parenting Courses which are facilitated by our Family Link Workers. The successful candidate will receive training to deliver courses such as Incredible Years and Nurturing.
We are looking for a committed, pro-active Family Link Worker who is committed and dedicated to improving children’s life chances
Based in Belle Vale/Hunts Cross/Mossley Hill Children’s Centre in Liverpool, you will be qualified to NVQ level 3 or equivalent professional qualification in health, social care, childcare, or education. You will be experienced in a community setting in health promotion or public health, in working with vulnerable groups, and working with children aged 0-5 and their families. An enhanced DBS will be undertaken
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.
We VERY strongly advise you to apply your skills and experience to the person specification when completing your application, which is via our online or downloadable form below. Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place during April 2021. No agencies, please.
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.
Closing date: 10am Friday 26th March 2021.
