Child and Family Worker, Early Years - Falkirk, United Kingdom - Aberlour Childcare

Aberlour Childcare

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Falkirk, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Child and Family Worker, Early Years

Family Support

FALKIRK
30 hours per week, permanent, £23,086 per annum, pro rata

Aberlour Early Years Outreach:

Aberlour Early Years Outreach Service works in partnership with the local community by providing a range of services which promote, positively support, and strengthen the capacity of children and families to reach their full potential.

Our services support families in the Falkirk area who may have a wide range of issues, which could include concerns for child development, parental mental health, social isolation, and childhood trauma.

The service works directly with the whole family in various settings, such as their own homes and our community-based family support centre which is registered with the Care Inspectorate.

What we are looking for
:

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our highly motivated and skilled team to provide a personalised service for our families.

You will have the necessary skills and experience to enhance the development of family function on a mostly outreach basis, however you will be expected to support in the provision of group work within a community-based setting.

Experience of working alongside Health, Education and Social Work colleagues to improve life chances for children and families will be beneficial to this position.

You will work 4 days out of 5 (Monday to Friday)

A working knowledge and understanding of the key stages of a child's development, including early brain development up to the age of 3, the impact of family circumstances on children's well-being and child protection issues is required.

You will be familiar with and have experience of implementing and embedding the Realising the Ambition Guidance, and other local and national best practice documentation.

Knowledge and understanding of the Five to Thrive approach would be advantageous.

At Aberlour we want to make sure every child and young person has the love, support and opportunity they need to reach their potential.

If you share the same vision, we want you to join our team. To

What we offer
:

As well as a supportive team and excellent training opportunities, we want all our employees to feel valued and rewarded for the vital work they do.

When you work with us, we'll recognise your efforts with generous annual leave, an excellent employer pension scheme and a range of deals and discounts across various retailers.

Aberlour is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our service users and uses a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.

We also follow data protection guidelines - privacy policy.

Closing Date:
Tuesday 11th April 2023

Interviews are expected to take place across Thursday 20th & Friday 21st April