0-5yrs Healthy Family Support Practitioner

Barnardo's; Harlow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization is seeking a Healthy Family Support Practitioner to work with children aged 0-5 and their families in Harlow. The role involves collaborating with health and children's services, providing support during the antenatal period, and conducting developmental reviews. Applicants should have a minimum NVQ Level 3 in child development and experience in a similar role. This position requires the ability to establish rapport and a valid driving licence. Applications are encouraged promptly due to high volumes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people.
• Ability to establish rapport and build supportive relationships.
• Valid driving licence and car access.

Responsibilities

• Work with children and families to achieve positive outcomes.
• Collaborate with children's services and health agencies.
• Support families during the antenatal period.

Skills

Establishing rapport

Observing developmental changes

Supporting families

Education

Minimum NVQ Level 3 in children and young people with child development

Job description

Healthy Family Support Practitioner – Full Time Vacancy

Working with children 0 - 5 years old and their families in Harlow.

About our service

The Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Services (ECFWS) brings together a range of existing services, having been commissioned by Essex County Council and the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board.

The service, which is provided by HCRG Care Group in partnership with Barnardo's, ensures that families continue to have easy access to local services, with staff able to reach children and families in the community; whether in one of our Family Hubs or Delivery Sites, an Early Years Setting or School, or in a family's home. This flexible and innovative new way of working is about providing services without walls and ensuring those families who need support the most are easily reached.

Broad areas of support and service delivery

• Health Visiting
• Parenting Support
• School Nursing
• Family Health
• Resilience and Child Development
• Support for ages 0-19 (25 SEND)

For further details about our service, visit our website on www.essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk or you can watch our new all about us video using the below link: https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/about-us/

Healthy Family Support Practitioner Role

• Work with children, young people and their families on a one-to-one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and achieve positive outcomes.
• Partner with parents/carers to empower them and enable better outcomes for their children.
• Collaborate with children's services, health agencies and other community-based services to provide the most effective support.
• Undertake developmental and health reviews of children and young people at key stages of their life.
• Provide support to families during the antenatal period (0-5yrs).

Additional responsibilities: work within an integrated team to support the delivery of the Healthy Child Programme; support the delivery of the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting Programme (MECSH); promote first relationships and attachment; promote the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI); deliver group sessions and evidence-based parenting support; support children to become school-ready; organise and undertake integrated two-year reviews in partnership with families EYS settings; deliver virtual ECFWS sessions; intervene with families where parental conflict is identified; lead health promotion activities at family hubs and delivery sites.

Essential requirements

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 in children and young people with child development.
• Experience working with children and young people.
• Ability to establish rapport and build respectful, trusting, honest and supportive relationships.
• Capability to observe, recognise and respond to developmental or behavioural changes.
• Valid driving licence and car access.
• Evidence of immunisations or immunity for MMR and Chicken Pox if required.
• Able to wear PPE, including a protective mask, and comply with social distancing rules.

Applications are shortlisted by demonstrated experience aligned to the Person Specification. Please include detailed references to your experience.

This role is based in the West Essex locality, working in and around the Harlow area.

Because of the high volume of applications, this advert may close before the displayed closing date. Application is encouraged as soon as possible.