About this role
Job summary
Do you have a passion forworking with young children?
Are you interested in supporting children and their parents in the earliest stages of development?
Are you confident in building relationships with families and finding creative ways to support children's learning while increasing parental confidence?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Early Years Team within Sandwell Best Start Family Hubs.
As a Community Based Early Years Worker, you will play a key role in supporting and developing community-led Stay & Play provision across Sandwell. You will work directly with community groups, volunteers and families to enhance the quality of early years experiences, with a strong focus on communication and language, school readiness and the home learning environment.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied and rewarding role that involves both community and Family Hub-based delivery. You will help strengthen existing groups, support new provision to grow and ensure families are connected to the wider Family Hub offer.
You will:
Work alongside community providers and volunteers to develop and improve Stay & Play sessions Support welcoming, inclusive environments that promote early learning and development Encourage and embed positive Home Learning Environment messages with families Build strong relationships with parents, carers and partners across the Family Hub Network Capture feedback and outcomes to demonstrate the impact of the service Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners including Best StartFamily Hubs, Family Help, SCVO and the Local Authority Early Years Team This role is based in Sandwell and requires flexibility to work across the borough. As part of the role, you will be required to work evenings and weekends where needed to meet service demand.
We are looking for an experienced Early Years Practitioner who is passionate, motivated and confident working within community settings. Experience of partnership working and delivering high-quality early years provision will be essential.
To find out more about the role, please read the Additional Information and ensure your application demonstrates how you meet the requirements of the post.
About us
We arecommitted to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.
Our basis and values
Job description Job responsibilities
Job Purpose:
To provide advice, support and services to children, young people and their families in accordance with the aims and objectives of the service. Specifics of Service attached as applicable.
Key Responsibilities:
For Service Users
Under guidance and instruction:
To work with children, young people and their families, on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.
To work in partnership with parents/carers to empower them and to enable them to achieve better outcomes for their children.
To work co-operatively with childrens services, health agencies and other community based services, to provide the most effective service for children young people and families.
To contribute to Service development.
To apply safeguarding and child protection procedures.
For Resources
To be responsible for equipment/resources used in day to day work.
To be responsible for case note recording, contributing to case reports.
For People (Staff, Students, Volunteers)
No management/supervisory responsibility for staff, students or volunteers other than to help and advise colleagues as necessary. (See Addendum.)
For Health and Safety
To promote, monitor and maintain health safety and security in the working environment
Project Worker 1 Grade: E
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This Job Description and Person Specification reflect the duties of the post as they exist at this time and may be subject to change based on the needs of the Department Programme. The post-holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the salary and competence requirements of this post from time to time as required.
Pre-employment checks will be required for the role.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Minimum of a Level 3 qualification in relevant area such as children & young people workforce, early years or similar Experience of delivering early years sessions, using an inclusive, strengthsbased, approach that meets the needs of different families. Demonstrates knowledge of early child development and school readiness, with an understanding of how early help improves outcomes for children including awareness of SEND needs. Shows the ability to build positive, trusting relationships with volunteers and community leads Knowledge of health and safety, safeguarding and the ability to work effectively as part of a team and wider partnership.
Desirable
Some experience of work with children and young people but this does not have to have been gained in a formal employment setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Barnardo’s
Address Tanners Lane
Barkingside
Ilford
Essex
IG6 1QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.barnardos.org.uk (Opens in a new tab)