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Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us
Family Hub Casual Worker
We are looking for Family Hub Casual Workers to manage a caseload effectively and engage and support referred families with multiple needs.
Please note that this post will be based within both the Kingston and Richmond Children’s Family Hubs over the boroughs of Richmond and Kingston.
This is a zero hour casual position and will be paid at an hourly rate upto £16.49 plus holiday pay.
About the role
Family Hubs are an evolution of our Children’s Centres, expanding our parenting programme and working closely with the youth service and other partners for an all-age offer. All families with children aged 0 - 11 and expectant mothers and fathers, can go to help their children to get the best start in life. The facilities and activities are designed for all children and their families.
Family Hubs across Kingston and Richmond are key contributors to the Protect and Early Help agenda and their core purpose is to identify, reach and help the families in greatest need. The aims of service provision are to support child development and school readiness; support parenting skills; promote good physical and mental health for the whole family; ensure safeguarding; support parents to improve skills that enable them to access education, training and employment; and address risk factors so that children and their families are safe, free from poverty and able to improve both their immediate wellbeing and their future life chances.
The role will support the delivery of Family Hub provision across a geographical area. To support the provision of a range of sessions, activities and events in the Family Hubs to promote opportunities for children aged 0 - 11 years and their families to engage proactively in:
1. To ensure that children are in a safe environment by complying with all policies, procedures and standards, ensuring health and safety and hygiene standards are high.
2. Provide environments that are welcoming and supportive to all children and families who attend the sessions. Set up and clear sites at the beginning and end of every session as appropriate.
3. To lead in providing creche support for children and families.
4. Safely support children in an environment suitable for their needs, take appropriate action in an emergency, reporting incidents or any significant concerns identified during the sessions/activities.
5. To work as part of a team to ensure sessions are of high quality including the maintenance of the equipment and resources. To be involved with the planning of activities in line with the EYFS and other national statutory guidance and support tracking and monitoring where appropriate.
6. Ensure corporate safeguarding procedures and practices are followed at all times.
7. To provide administrative support for all the hub sites, including outreach sites, across the area as required. Working as an integral member of the Family Hub staff team.
8. Be the first point of contact, and warmly meet, greet and receive all members of the public and all professionals entering the Family Hub and outreach sites, providing information, support and signposting as relevant.
9. Communicate with families in a professional manner to develop trust, gain an understanding of their child’s needs and to inform them of their child’s achievements during the session.
For further information about this role, please contact Tom Maybey by email for an informal discussion.
About you
We are looking for individuals for who are:
10. Educated to a level NVQ L3, QCF 3 or equivalent equivalent in a relevant field.
11. Experienced of direct working within a childcare setting in education, social services or voluntary sector setting.
12. Abie to communicate effectively with a range of children, families and professionals.
13. Able to keep accurate records and maintain confidentiality.
14. Experienced of a range of general administrative and front of house duties in a busy, customer focussed environment such as meeting and greeting visitors, answering telephone calls and email enquiries and ensuring the reception and general building is kept clean and tidy.
15. Evidence that you have the skills required to effectively support children and their families.
About our benefits
We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as competitive pay and all the perks to enable hybrid working.
16. Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
17. Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS Pension)
18. Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children. For our social work offer .
Important Information
Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.
Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.
Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.
Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.