Infant Feeding Support Worker

City Health Care Partnership CIC; St Helens; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local health organization in St Helens is seeking an Infant Feeding Supporter Worker to provide compassionate support to families during their infant feeding journey. This includes offering advice and encouragement from pregnancy through to solid foods. The ideal candidate will have experience in a related field, alongside good interpersonal skills. The role offers opportunities for training and requires flexibility to meet service needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with families and infant feeding.
• Knowledge of infant nutrition and partnerships with health services.
• Experience in giving information in one-to-one or group settings.

Responsibilities

• Support parents with all aspects of infant feeding.
• Conduct home visits and provide phone support.
• Promote evidence-based infant feeding practices across the borough.

Skills

Compassion

Organisational skills

Empathy

Motivation

Education

Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting families in the early days of parenting? The St Helens Wellbeing Team are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Infant Feeding Supporter Worker to join our vibrant and friendly service. Working alongside our experienced team and valued partners, you'll support parents with all aspects of infant feeding - from pregnancy through to introducing solid foods. This role is ideal for someone who is organised, empathetic, and motivated by making a difference to families' lives. Main duties of the role: You'll provide information, encouragement and support on infant feeding through 1-1 contact, phone support, home visits and group sessions.

Main duties of the job

You'll also be involved in borough-wide promotion of responsive and evidence-based infant feeding practices. While experience is welcome, it's your passion for supporting families, ability to build trust, and confidence delivering sessions that will make you stand out. We'll provide full training, and the role includes use of IT systems and digital tools to help us connect with local families.

Our service operates: Monday to Friday, 8am-8pm Weekends and Bank Holidays, 10am-4pm. Shifts will be allocated within these times, and flexibility is essential to meet service needs. The post also requires the ability to travel across the borough.

If you feel you have the values, commitment and enthusiasm to join our team, we'd love to hear from you.

For an informal chat or to find out more, contact Amanda Brooks, Infant Feeding Coordinator, on 07919 305 174 or email [e-mail].

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Job responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this job advert for full details on the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Level 3 in Health and Social Care or equivalent level of experience
• Diagnosis of Tongue Tie Training (or willingness to work towards)
• Training in breastfeeding management (e.g. Peer Supporter, LLLGB or UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative courses)

Knowledge

• An understanding of Partnership working (midwifes, maternity units, etc)
• Knowledge of Local Authority, Health and other relevant agencies and structures
• Knowledge of infant nutrition.

Experience

• Experience of working within a team environment
• Experience of developing new practical initiatives relating to health
• Experience of engage and support individuals and groups
• Awareness of responsibility to report any concerns immediately to midwife
• Ability to reinforce professional advice through supporting and encouraging the families in active parenting
• Experience of working with people from different backgrounds and respect different lifestyles and views
• Experience of giving information on a one-to-one or in a group setting.
• Experience of Breastfeeding Peer Support work
• Experience of risk management

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.