Early Intervention Keyworker (HEYS)

Calderdale Norse Ltd; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale Council’s Early Intervention HEYS team seeks a dedicated Key Worker to support families and babies in the first year of life. You will work alongside other agencies to deliver structured guidance that promotes healthy development and bonding.

You will help families define their needs and participate in shaping services, while upholding safeguarding obligations. The role is full-time with hybrid working options in Halifax; a DBS check is required prior to appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience in working with babies and young children and their families.
• Enthusiastic and assertive individual with good collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide structured support to families and babies in the first year of life.
• Work intensively and flexibly with parents to support child development.
• Help families recognise and meet intellectual, physical, health, emotional and social needs of children.
• Collaborate with other agencies and contribute to safeguarding and service shaping.

Skills

Experience with babies and families

Job description

Please note: Internal, at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Calderdale’s Family Intervention Team as an Early Intervention HEYS (Healthy Early Years Support) key worker. The successful applicant will work alongside other agencies, to provide structured support to families and their babies for the first year of their lives. They will work intensively and flexibly with parents to help them understand child development and enable parents to recognise and meet the intellectual, physical, health, emotional and social needs of children.

The HEYS Team support any parents with their first child, either during pregnancy or in the child’s first year, or any parent whose first child is under 5, who feel they need some extra support. The benefit of this work is for parents to understand all the things that happen to them during their pregnancy, to support their emotional health and wellbeing, to promote parenting and bonding with their baby and to support parents and baby to be healthy.

The post supports the following CYPS Strategic Priorities:

• Start healthy and stay healthy
• Be safe at home and in the community
• Enjoy learning and achieve their best
• Develop social skills and take part in activities
• Have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives

We need an enthusiastic/assertive individual who has experience in working with babies and children, and their families. The HEYS Key Worker will work with families to help them to define their own needs and help them to be involved in shaping the services according to those needs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

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Early Intervention Keyworker (HEYS)

Company: Calderdale Council Salary: £29,542 to £34,811 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Halifax Working pattern: Hybrid - 2 days remote Job type: Permanent Posting date: 29 Oct 2026 Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

Summary

Please note: Internal, at risk or redeployee applicants will be seen in the first instance.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Calderdale’s Family Intervention Team as an Early Intervention HEYS (Healthy Early Years Support) key worker. The successful applicant will work alongside other agencies, to provide structured support to families and their babies for the first year of their lives. They will work intensively and flexibly with parents to help them understand child development and enable parents to recognise and meet the intellectual, physical, health, emotional and social needs of children.

The HEYS Team support any parents with their first child, either during pregnancy or in the child’s first year, or any parent whose first child is under 5, who feel they need some extra support. The benefit of this work is for parents to understand all the things that happen to them during their pregnancy, to support their emotional health and wellbeing, to promote parenting and bonding with their baby and to support parents and baby to be healthy.

Essential requirements

The post supports the following CYPS Strategic Priorities:

• Start healthy and stay healthy
• Be safe at home and in the community
• Enjoy learning and achieve their best
• Develop social skills and take part in activities
• Have a voice in the decisions that affect their lives

We need an enthusiastic/assertive individual who has experience in working with babies and children, and their families. The HEYS Key Worker will work with families to help them to define their own needs and help them to be involved in shaping the services according to those needs.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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