Outreach Family Support Worker - Cirencester, United Kingdom - Cirencester Opportunity Group

Description

Cirencester Opportunity Group

Role Description

Role Title:
Early Intervention Outreach Worker

Role Purpose:
To provide appropriate outreach support and strategies for families to safeguard and enhance

the lives and learning of all children, including those with special needs, disabilities and disadvantage.

Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• To help deliver a structured programme of outreach and support through home visits and Centre activities
• To support the Outreach Team Lead to ensure the best possible provision of resources for positive outcomes for children and families, according to need
• To give advice, guidance, information and support to parents, carers and families
• To provide practical and emotional support for parents, carers and families
• To provide early intervention support with regard to families on Family Plans including Child in Need and

Child Protection

• To help monitor activities for quality and evaluation with other staff in line with best practice identified by the Centre
• To organise and support developmental play and communication strategies for parents and carers through running groups and individual work with families
• To work with senior staff in providing the best possible outcomes to enhance each child's future opportunities
• To liaise and provide feedback to senior members of staff on specific children regarding all aspects of emotional and educational requirements, in all aspects of the EYFS curriculum
• To provide records of services provided which help support monitoring required in accordance with charity funders
• To liaise with other agencies, according to need, to provide the best possible support for each child, in conjunction with other members of the Cirencester Opportunity Group team
• Support the Early Intervention remit by writing evidencebased reports including Safeguarding

Reports for Centre use and also for external agencies such as Social Care, Family Court and EarlyHelp

• To support accurate record keeping of data relating to children, families and safeguarding
• A flexible approach to working hours within the team

Overall

• Contribute to the development of the Service as part of the Team
• Feedback and communicate regularly with line manager responsible for relevant area of business, keeping others informed appropriately
• Maintain confidentiality at all times
• Attend and take a full and active role in decision making processes as part of the Team
• Develop the role in consultation with line manager responsible for performance and development
• Ensure CPD and learning is maintained and reflects the role and responsibilities of the post
• Contribute fully to the performance management system for the organisation
• Any other duties that meet with current needs and developments of the business that skills and aptitudes match

Supervision received

• Outreach Team Lead
• Centre Manager

Supervision responsibilities

• All Early Intervention employees engaged in service delivery for the areas of work for which the role is responsible

Particular conditions

• No

- smoking policy operates at COG

• Respect and compliance with all equalities, diversity and confidentiality policies and procedures operated by COG
• Satisfactory clearance by Disclosure and Barring Service and any other statutory body necessary to work with children and vulnerable people

Job Type:
Part-time

Part-time hours: 16 per week


Salary:
Up to £8,141.00 per year


Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cirencester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

- social work: 1 year (preferred)


Licence/Certification:

• HCPC (preferred)

Work Location:
One location

Application deadline: 16/04/2023