Community Health Worker

NHS; Exeter; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A public health organization in Exeter seeks a Community Health Worker to support children aged 0-8 and their families. The role emphasizes safeguarding, child development reviews, and family assessments while offering flexible working arrangements. Applicants should have relevant childcare qualifications and a commitment to ongoing professional development. Join this progressive team to make a meaningful impact in the community.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Local Government Pension Scheme

Development Opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding children and the Healthy Child Programme.
• Experience supporting children aged 0-8 years.

Responsibilities

• Support families with children aged 0-8 years in community and home settings.
• Conduct child development reviews.
• Integrate with Health Visitors and School Nurses for family assessments.

Skills

Child Protection awareness

Ability to work as a reflective practitioner

Experience in assessing child development

Group and family work

Education

QCF or equivalent qualification (Childcare related)

Foundation degree or equivalent

Job description

Do you have an interest in making a difference tothe health and wellbeing of children?

Community Health Worker with Health Visiting team. Public Health Nursing-Exeter Central team 22.5 hours per week. Other positions are available across Devon. Please see Public Health Nursing - Working for Devon | Devon County Council for more information.

Youll have a passion for working with children, a comprehensive understanding of childrens safeguarding and a knowledge of the Healthy Child Programmeand wider public health agenda.

Main duties of the job

Please ensure that you open the job description to view so that the full essential criteria required for the post can be sighted.We do not sponsor Visas for this post. UK Right to Work is required.If you have a QCF or equivalent qualification or NVQ 3 Foundation degree (Childcare related) or equivalent and would like to join a progressive, forward thinking and innovativePublic Health Nursing team; we would love to hear from you.The CommunityHealth Workersupports families withchildren aged 0-8 yearsby working with them individually or as part of a group in both community and home settings. Support is also offered virtually and via our front door hub.Community Health Workerssupport families with their childs development which includescarrying out the1 and 2 1/2 yeardevelopment review. Community Health Workers integrate with the Health Visitors, School Nurses and Staff Nursesto support with the whole family assessment; as well as supporting parents and carers with health promotion and development topics such as behaviour management, toilet training, sleep management and other targeted episodes of care as directed.The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the qualities in the person specification and job description and be committed to their on-going professional development to ensure quality in the delivery of care is maintained.

About us

Benefits - Employee Assistance Programme-Local Government Pension Scheme - Development Opportunities - Perks at Work and Discounts Scheme -Flexible working within service hours

DCC embraces the positive benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to providing an environment that is inclusive and safe. We welcome applications from people who share our commitment to stop discrimination, challenge inequality and promote diversity across Devon. More information can be found on ourEquality and Diversity webpages.

• Happy to Talk Flexible Working-The Council offers flexible working arrangements in terms of when and where people work e.g. hybrid working, part-time, condensed hours etc.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
• Personal data we collect from you will be processed in accordance with theApplicant privacy notice.
• For more information about Working for Devon please visitour Working for Devon page.
• We cannot consider visa sponsorship at this time.UK Right to Work is required.For further guidance on right to work in the UK, please visit:Work in the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
• This role requires a DBS disclosure.

Job responsibilities

For all relevant information please refer to the job description and person specification documents attached.

Person Specification

Experience

• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to work as a reflective practitioner.
• Group and family work.
• Child Protection awareness.
• Knowledge of services for children and families.
• Experience in assessing child development.

Qualifications

• Training QCF or equivalent qualification e.g. NNEB /CACHE/ BTECH Diploma (2 year full time course) or NVQ 3 (Child care related)
• Foundation degree or equivalent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.