Various Locations across Wigan & Leigh Borough
Salary: Grade 4, £24,790 - £25,992 per annum. £12.84 - £13.47 per hour
37 hours per week
Your role:
The Family Hub at Formby Avenue is seeking to appoint an Early Years Worker to work across Atherton, Tyldesley, Astley and Mosley Common communities.
The post involves using data to plan and deliver high quality play and learning opportunities that support and encourage parents/carers to become actively involved in their child’s learning and development.
It would be an advantage if you have experience of delivering projects to children, young people and their parents/carers. You will need to be flexible in your approach and demonstrate that you have excellent communication skills with children and their families.
About you:
The candidate must have a relevant level 3 qualification and recent experience of working with children and their families, with a willingness to undertake additional training.
They will be enthusiastic, motivated and able to work on their own as well as part of a team.
They will have a good understanding of how adverse childhood experiences impact on children’s mental and physical health and development and knowledge of Early Help and other support mechanisms for children and their families.
You can work flexibly with families, so they get the right support, in the right place at the right time. Please note this role will involve working on a Saturday morning.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
This is an exciting time to join the council, as we have just transitioned to a new Family Hub model, bringing together agencies, to make it easier for families to get the right support, in the right place at the right time.
You will find this a highly rewarding role in a supportive environment, with access to a range of training and resources.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong.
To be appointed to this role you must be able to prove your right to work in the UK. Please visit the link below to check you qualify to apply. Please note, at present we are not a licenced sponsor. Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
If you would like any further information or would like to visit the Family Hub please contact Clare O’Malley on 01942 879012.
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 17th February 2025
This position is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures plus child barred list check
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