Outreach Worker (Early Years Project Lead)
Job Reference: 1381
Location: Greater Manchester
Hours of Work: 30 hours per week (part-time)
Salary: £24,971 - £27,504 FTE per annum (£20,246.76 - £22,300.54 for part-time 30 hours per week)
Contract type: Permanent
Are you a self-motivated team player with a can-do attitude, who is solution focused and passionate about making a difference? If so, we want to hear from you.
At Family Action, we transform lives by providing practical, emotional and financial support to those who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage and social isolation. We have been building stronger families since 1869 and today we work with more than 60,000 families in over 150 community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through national programmes and grants.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Outreach Worker to join the team at Wythenshawe Children’s Centres. We want an individual who is passionate about supporting our aim to make a positive difference and improve outcomes for children, young people and families living in Wythenshawe.
Your impact
As an Outreach Worker you will:
1. Be passionate about supporting our aim to make a positive difference and improve outcomes for children, young people and families living in Wythenshawe.
2. Provide front line, high quality group and individual interventions both universal and targeted for children pre-birth to age 5 and their parents.
3. Work in partnership with Start Well partners and other services to ensure that children pre-birth to 5 years and their parents, particularly those identified as priority and excluded, are signposted to the full range of services provided via Wythenshawe Children’s Centres and within the community to ensure their needs are met.
Your skills
We welcome applicants who:
1. Are educated to level three or above with a recognised professional qualification in social work, health, education or equivalent, or demonstrable experience in these fields of work, and evidence of a commitment to continuing learning and professional development.
2. Have experience of working with children and families in clients' homes and/or community venues, in groups and/or 1:1.
3. Possess excellent assessment skills, with the ability to set objectives and produce effective outcome-focused plans for families with complex needs, and to monitor, review and evaluate these.
4. Have experience of completing evidenced-based interventions, especially related to early years/child development.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action.
What will we offer you?
We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment.
To Apply:
1. Download and submit a completed Application Form linked to the Family Action job advert.
2. Closing Date: Sunday 19th January 2025 at 11:59pm.
3. Interview Date: Tuesday 28th January 2025.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: ragen.fallon2@family-action.org.uk
Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.
ID: 1381
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