Previous applicants need not apply Organisation: Leicestershire County CouncilWork Location: Loughborough Children & Family Centre.
Loughborough LE11 5BNWorker Category: Field Based Worker Salary: £31,074 - £33,294 per annum (pro rata for part-time)Working Hours: 22.2 hours per weekContract Type: PermanentClosing Date: 24th January 2025 About the RoleDo you have experience of providing direct support in the home to children and families with diverse needs?
Do you have experience of delivering parenting programmes particularly with children aged 0-5?
Do you have a genuine drive and passion for supporting families who are facing challenge and adversity?
Are you able to work to brief timescales whilst providing meaningful, measurable and evidence-based practices delivering positive outcomes for families?If so, we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a part-time Family Wellbeing worker to join our Family Help team based in Charnwood locality.
A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our .About YouTo apply for this post, you must have: Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, .
social care, health or childcare, OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families.
Experience of working with families experiencing difficulties in parenting or behaviour management.
Experience of working with children, young people, and/or families Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic violence and abuse, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, poverty, housing Knowledge of child development and Early Years Foundation Stage Experience of carrying out assessments, support planning, formulating action plans and reporting outcomes An understanding of the impact of discrimination on the lives of those from minority ethnic communities and others that experience social exclusion, and an ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.Interested in Flexible Working?We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments.
Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council.
If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.
This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work.
The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert.
You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:Rachael Underwood, Team and Partnership ManagerEmail: section on our career site.We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: .
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