Neighbourhood Group Worker - Chorley, United Kingdom - Lancashire County Council

Lancashire County Council

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Chorley, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Salary £23,114 - £23,893 Per annum | Fixed Term, Full time, until March 2025, 37 hours per week | Early Help - Chorley and South Ribble

International Sponsorship - this role is
not open to international sponsorship

We have a vacancy for a Neighbourhood Group Worker, reporting to a relevant Senior Family Support Worker / Lead Group Worker.

Post holders will deliver group work and drop-in support services at our Family Hubs, community settings and in partnership with other agencies as directed.

The role of a Neighbourhood Group Worker is a varied role, which includes the delivery of group work to Early Childhood (0-5), The Developing Child (5-11), and Parenting and Family Support.

As a 'Neighbourhood Group Worker' you will be expected to:

Understand the needs of children and families and deliver group work programmes related to relevant areas such as health & wellbeing, lifestyle, parenting, relationships,
Develop and deliver a range of programmes of activities which meet identified needs
Develop relationships with children and parents based on respect and trust, ensuring they have a safe place to explore their needs, learn and develop
Establish boundaries and challenge inappropriate behaviour during group based programme delivery
Resource and building duties, which may include: opening up buildings for service delivery use and securing after, preparing buildings/resources, checking their suitability for use.
Attend regular training and development opportunities to maintain an up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding, health and safety, and local policy developments
Undertake administrative tasks which assist with maintaining effective recording systems for group work
Respect confidentiality and be able when necessary to explain to parents/carers when there is need to share information with others in order to protect children.
Demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity.
Identify opportunities for improving day to day procedures and processes within the team or work area, and contributing these to team planning, to support the continuous improvement of services.
Operating in accordance to service policy and procedures and relevant standards for groupwork.
Monitoring, review and evaluate their by engaging with the County Council's Performance Engagement process. Take appropriate corrective action as necessary.
Visibly and actively supporting and promoting the corporate activities and the values of the Council.

Other:

Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post-holder.

This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post-holder and employees will be expected to carry out such other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.

Qualification Details:
Professional and/or academic level 2 or above qualification or equivalent or substantial experience in a relevant technical, specialised, or operational field

For further information or discussion please contact:

Alex Hudson Tel:
Team Manager (Chorley, Neighbourhood and Community Team)

Or

Alison Miller Tel:
Senior Family Support Worker
Neighbourhood Team, Chorley

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.
In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

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