Early Intervention Key Worker - Halifax, United Kingdom - Calderdale Council

Calderdale Council

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Halifax, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Application closing date
28/02/202- Location
Halifax

Salary

Scale 5, £24,496 - £26,845 per annum

Package

37 hours per week, fixed term until March 202- Job category/type
Council

Job description
Post Ref: CC488

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, 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.

Closing Date:
Tuesday, 28th February 2023

We may utilise digital interview methods.

On 30 January 2019, the Council declared a climate emergency in a bold move to step up its action to tackle climate change.

We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the advertised closing date, an early submission is advised.