Part-Time Neighbourhood Group Worker | Early Help | Preston

| Salary 25,183 - 27,269 Per Annum, Pro Rata | Permanent, Part Time, 29.6 Hours Per Week | Preston |

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Neighbourhood Group Worker

Children and Family Wellbeing Service (CFW) have some exciting employment opportunities, and are recruiting for Neighbourhood Group Workers in our Preston District. Being a Neighbourhood Group Worker as part of the Children and Family Wellbeing Service offers a truly rewarding vocation, working with some of Lancashire's most amazing children, young people, and their families. We work with Children and young people aged 0-19yrs+, even up to age 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

As a Neighbourhood Group Worker, you will work directly with children and young people and their families, delivering our curriculum offer of quality groups and courses in our Family Hubs, or in district community venues and schools. We deliver groups and courses to help support children, young people, and their families to grow, learn and develop. We offer antenatal support and advice, newborn groups and activities and preschool sessions for the 05-year-olds. For 5 -11-year-olds we have groups and activities that support emotional health and wellbeing, healthy lifestyles and school transitions, and we have dedicated groups and activities for children with Special Educational Needs and Early Years speech, language and communication needs.

We are looking for passionate and creative individuals who have experience of working with children, young people, and their families and who would welcome further training, learning and development opportunities. As a Neighbourhood Group Worker, you will need a good level of understanding of IT packages and be able to use our Management Information System. You will be required to record attendance at sessions, work on the planning and evaluating of groups and courses and be involved in the creation of interesting and informative handouts and public display boards.

Our Neighbourhood Group Workers receive training and shadowing opportunities throughout their induction. Neighbourhood Group Workers are part of the wider Children and Family Wellbeing Service working to ensure children, young people, and their families get the right support, in the right place, at the right time. The Neighbourhood, Community and Family Intensive Support teams offer support across Level 2 and 3 on the Lancashire Continuum of Need. The service is part of a partnership approach, and you will liaise with colleagues, schools and multiagency partners delivering multi-agency support and building professional networks to deliver support within your district and the Family Hubs network.

If you want to pursue a career working with children and young people in Lancashire please look at the Job Role and Person Specification attached.

This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent, the salary received will be paid on a prorata basis.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

For further information please contact:

Anila Khan anila.khan@lancashire.gov.uk 07909001503

Children & Family Wellbeing Service (Early Help) Lancashire County Council

Interview dates 6th/7th May.

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for this role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful, you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

Job Description and Person Specification