Best Start Inclusion Practitioner

Salford-Council; Salford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Salford City Council is seeking a dedicated Best Start Inclusion Practitioner to join the Starting Life Well Service and enhance the Best Start Family Hubs offer across Salford. You will support babies, children and families with diverse needs to participate fully in universal services, ensuring early identification and inclusive practice across settings.

You will work with families, practitioners and services to promote participation, confidence and positive developmental outcomes, with a focus

Responsibilities

• Work with babies, children, young people and families, including children aged 0-19 and up to 25 with SEND.
• Support inclusive universal activity across Family Hubs, early years settings and community venues.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to families and early years practitioners.
• Help identify emerging needs early, using agreed approaches and tools.
• Contribute to appropriate onward referrals and pathways to additional support.
• Promote smooth, inclusive and well-coordinated transitions into and between early years provision, including PVI settings.
• Work closely with Family Hubs Workers, early years providers and wider partners to strengthen inclusive practice.
• Maintain accurate records and use family voice and feedback to support continuous improvement.

Job description

About the role

We are looking for committed, caring and skilled Best Start Inclusion Practitioners to join Salford's Starting Life Well Service and support the delivery of our Best Start Family Hubs offer. This is an exciting opportunity to help make sure babies, children, young people and families with additional needs are welcomed, included and able to take part fully in universal services across the city.

The role will focus on early identification, inclusive practice and targeted support within universal settings. You will work directly with families, children and practitioners to promote participation, confidence and positive developmental outcomes, helping children and families access the right support at the right time.

What you will be doing

As a Best Start Inclusion Practitioner, you will help deliver an inclusive, accessible and welcoming Family Hubs offer for children and families across Salford. You will support group-based activity, play opportunities and early intervention, adapting approaches where needed so that children with a range of developmental and additional needs can participate and thrive.

• Work with babies, children, young people and families, including children aged 0-19 and up to 25 with SEND.
• Support inclusive universal activity across Family Hubs, early years settings and community venues.
• Provide information, advice and guidance to families and early years practitioners.
• Help identify emerging needs early, using agreed approaches and tools.
• Contribute to appropriate onward referrals and pathways to additional support.
• Promote smooth, inclusive and well-coordinated transitions into and between early years provision, including PVI settings.
• Work closely with Family Hubs Workers, early years providers and wider partners to strengthen inclusive practice.
• Maintain accurate records and use family voice and feedback to support continuous improvement.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £41. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months' salary payments at a rate of £10.25 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £41.

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