JOB VACANCY: Home-Start Southern Oxfordshire – Home-Start Group Worker (part-time)
February 17, 2025
Hours per week: 10, worked on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Office base: Didcot
About us: We are a charity supporting families with young children through home-visiting by volunteers and group work, and have been running for over 35 years. We are offering an exciting opportunity to work with families.
We are looking for a person with excellent people skills to plan and run our two Didcot groups: a weekly drop-in group for parents and their babies up to 15 months old, and a new weekly group for families who need a small group setting.
Our ideal candidate will:
* believe that children should have the best possible start in life
* have an understanding of the needs of children and families
* be able to provide play opportunities encouraging positive interaction between parents and children
* be able to assess and describe the benefits to children from attending a group
* have knowledge of safeguarding procedures
An early years or other relevant professional qualification would be an advantage, but is not essential. Please note that our groups run during term-time and school holidays.
We offer 8 paid Public Holidays and 24 days paid leave per annum pro rata, ongoing training, and free on-site car parking at our office base. All staff have regular supervision sessions with their manager.
Closing date and time for applications: Monday 10 March 2025, 9am
All applications must be made on our application form.
Applicants must have use of their own transport, for which expenses will be paid.
We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults, and we expect all employees to share this commitment. Our aim is that our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
Applicants can request reasonable adjustments to enable them to complete the recruitment process. The post is subject to an enhanced level criminal records check through the Disclosure & Barring Service.
* We are unable to accept CVs, only completed application forms will be considered
* Interviews to take place on Tuesday 1st April 2025
We are a certified Oxford Living Wage employer.
OCVA is a registered charity No. 1108504 and a company limited by guarantee No. 05363946. Registered in England and Wales. VAT registration no. 948566174
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