Description Salary: £23,500 - £27,600 per annum depending on experience Location : Omagh / Enniskillen Contract/Hours: Full-time (working 37 hours a week) on a fixed term contract for 1 year from start date) Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts. Vulnerable children in the UK need your help Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 687,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive. Why Action for Children? Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It's the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. About the service The Family Support Hub is a multi-agency network of organisations that either provide early intervention services or work with families who need early intervention services. The network accepts referrals for families who need early intervention family support and uses their knowledge of local service providers and the Family Support Database (the NI wide database) at www.familysupportni.gov.uk to signpost families with specific needs to appropriate services. The Early Intervention Family Support service aims to help children and their families work together at an early stage to explore solutions and prevent more long term problems from arising. The project works with children 0-17yrs and their families. The project hopes to achieve better outcomes for children and young people through: Building on the strengths of families Promoting parenting skills Increasing parents ability to nurture successfully Developing the resilience of children and young people Enabling families to use community resources and facilities The project offers the following services based on assessed needs: Individual and group work for parents and children Home based support for parents Outreach community work in a range of urban and rural settings Family Group Conferencing A bit about the role We have 2 positions available, both are full time for a year. One position is for a Childrens Services Practitioner who will be working in the community delivering interventions and assessing need. The other is for a Family Support Hub Coordinator whose main role will be signposting families to organisations who can assist them. How you'll help to create brighter futures Working to improve the co-ordination of early intervention family support services by creating a collaborative network of community, voluntary and statutory providers. Improving awareness of early intervention family support services. Assessing the level of unmet need for early intervention family support services and informing the relevant outcomes Group. Working in partnership with Hub Partners and other agencies building relationships and maintaining them. Co-ordinating meetings and forums regularly and chair meetings. Let's talk about you As a Family Support Practitioner/ Children’s services Practitioner you’ll ideally have: A minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Health, Social Care or Youth Work. Strong interpersonal communication skills. Strong IT skills The ability to work with multi agency partners in safeguarding situations The ability to understand and assess risk of the client group. Experience of delivering support to children and families in their own home, especially for the Children’s Services Practitioner position Knowledge of support services in the area, especially for the Family Support Hub Coordinator position Access to a car with business insurance. The job requires the ability to travel according to the needs of the job, with reasonable adjustments, if required, according to the Equality Act. A willingness to undergo an Access NI check. Contact: Emma Goodwin on 01923 361725 or email us at recruitmentserviceactionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 10722. Please note: Interviews are planned to be held on 20 th February 2025. Good to know Application Process Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration. Talent Pool We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't. Diversity, equality and inclusion At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children. Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles. Want to know more about Action for Children? Find us on X, Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better. Job Description See below for further information about working with us: Action for Children Employee Benefits AfC Commitment Statement Action for Children Northern Ireland Booklet