Family Work Coordinator - Bangor, United Kingdom - Bryson Charitable Group

Bryson Charitable Group

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Bangor, United Kingdom

5 days ago

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Job details:

Hours: 20 hours per week
Salary: £15.66 per hour / £16,286.40 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Holidays: 12 statutory days (pro rata) 20 Annual days (pro rata).
Location: Bangor Sure Start

Job Background

The Family Work Coordinator will manage the Family Team, coordinating and offering services to families with children aged 0 - 3 years of age.

The role will be to provide a support service to Tier 2 families with children 0 - 3 yrs, in a sensitive and non-discriminatory manner, offering practical and emotional support to enable families to manage their daily lives with increased confidence and independence.

This will be offered to families living within the Bangor Sure Start catchment area including the temporary expansion of services into Donaghadee South 1.

The post holder will play a key role in supporting parents to make informed decisions about their own and their children's needs whilst developing strong partnership links with core services as well as community and statutory projects.

This will be achieved through a combination of home and community based work focusing on the needs of families and children in order to assist the Sure Start team in achieving the aims and objectives of the Project.

The post holder will be responsible for organising and implementing programmes with ante-natal as well as post-natal mothers living in the Bangor Sure Start catchment area including temporary expansion of services into the Donaghadee South 1.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

To carry out project induction to all Family Workers within the Bangor Sure Start Project.
To line manage and supervise the Family Worker team and conduct Bryson Energy's Annual Performance and Development Records.
To provide appropriate in house training to staff to ensure safe and effective delivery of all aspects of programme and service delivery.
To carry out initial visit with all families and registration to the Project and conduct an assessment using the Outcomes Star Model to provide the appropriate intervention and services for the families needs.
To process referrals to the Family Team and to arrange home visits for staff in line with the family pathway and Outcomes Star.
To design and deliver courses and / or groups, relevant to Infant Mental Health, antenatal and postnatal issues adhering to good practice protocols.
To support families, particularly women during the antenatal stages and postnatal stages of pregnancy by visiting them in their own homes or at local venues convenient for the family, to introduce them to and raise their awareness of the services provided to ensure they are able to access these.

Essential Criteria:

Degree in a relevant field ie Early Childhood Studies or Qualified Social Work
Minimum of 2 years experience of working with children or families
Minimum of 1 years' recent (within the last 5 years) experience of working with families in a family support and / or antenatal and postnatal role
5 GCSE's at grade C and above including maths and English

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
£16,286.40 per year

Benefits: