Family Group Co-ordinator

Home-Start Tamworth; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Tamworth is seeking a dedicated professional to deliver group support services aimed at child development. The ideal candidate will have experience in providing educational activities, supporting volunteers, and working in partnership with families. This role involves ensuring a safe and engaging environment for children, alongside planning enriching activities and maintaining high standards of practice.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing child-focused play and educational activities.
• Ability to work alongside a team and support volunteers.
• Understanding of safeguarding and promoting children's welfare.

Responsibilities

• Deliver group support services focused on child development.
• Work within the organization's standards and methods.
• Assess families' needs and maintain communication throughout support.

Job description

Principle purposes of the job:

To deliver group support services including:

• provision of child focussed play/educational activities to support development
• parental guidance to support child development
• supervision and support for Volunteers
• to work alongside the scheme Manager in the planning and delivery of group support

Main responsibilities:

• To work within Home-Start’s standards and methods of practice including Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children, Confidentiality and all mandatory policies.
• Work in close co-operation with the Play worker, Volunteers and other scheme staff as directed by the scheme Manager.
• Work in partnership with other family support agencies, as appropriate
• To make initial contact with families to assess their needs
• Review family’s needs on a regular basis and at the end of support.
• To maintain contact with individual referrers during a family’s support
• To welcome all parents/carers to the Family Group, recognising the importance of their role as the prime educators of their children
• To be aware of group dynamics ensuring the groups provide a non-judgemental environment for children and their parent/carer
• To provide a safe, stimulating environment for children and their parents
• To be vigilant about the upkeep of equipment ensuring good standards of safety and hygiene are followed.
• To plan and prepare enriching activities for the children
• To make observations, record and report on children’s development
• To encourage the active participation of parents/carers in their child’s play and other activities as appropriate
• To provide opportunities for external agencies to offer advice/information to families
• To promote the use of suitable toys, books and activities and encourage the use of local resources e.g. Toy Library, Library and Children & Family Centres
• To complete a Risk Assessment prior to each session/outing
• To keep a register at each session detailing names of all those attending, including visitors/speakers with an evaluation of each speaker
• To record any accidents/incidents in the Accident or Incident Book and report as appropriate
• To respond, record and report appropriately all Safeguarding Children/Child Protection issues
• To liaise with the Manager regarding budgets
• To promote the work of Home-Start with referrers
• To be willing to undertake training as appropriate, including safeguarding/child protection.
• To attend regular supervision sessions
• To regularly attend staff Meetings