Family Hubs and Start for Life Engagement - Grays, United Kingdom - Thurrock Council

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Salary:
£27,108 to £32,358 per annum

2 Year Fixed Term Contract

37 Hours per Week

Family Hubs and Start for Life Engagement Coordinator x3


This is an exciting new role within the newly developing Family Hubs in Thurrock, that is part of a Government Funded Programme.


Support for children aged 0-19 years, young adults up to 25 who have special educational needs and/or disability (SEND), and services to support parents/carers will be delivered through a family hub network.

These services will be designed to enhance and expand a range of existing children's centre and early help provision.

Thurrock Council must involve parents and carers in the development and design of local services (co-production) and look at opportunities to co-locate services including those delivered by the voluntary sector and community groups.


The programme has a focus on the Start for Life period from conception to age two, incorporating recommendations from _'The Best Start for Life: A Vision for the 1,001 Critical Days'_ review In response to this, funding has been specifically allocated to develop or enhance perinatal mental health and parent-infant relationships services, and infant feeding and parenting support.

Local authority areas are also required to deliver a range of multi-agency core services through their family hub network.


The role of engagement Co ordinator will be varied and will include the following:

  • To provide high quality support and parent outreach services to identified families with children 0-19, 0-25 for SEND families.
  • To be an integral part in the delivery of an effective service to children and families in Thurrock.
  • To be the first point of contact for families and partners, either by face to face, online or telephone.
  • To reach out to and engage the seldom heard families.
  • To be the face of the Family Hub within the community. To attend community events, forums and partnership meetings to promote and embed the Family Hub offer/model.
  • To link with the Voluntary and Faith groups across the Localities
  • To ensure accessibility barriers are removed, enabling all families to access Family Hub services across the locality.
  • A high level of interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills, engaging at appropriate levels with a variety of audiences are required
  • To provide a variety of targeted family services according to the need of the families.

A Full Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required

Closing Date: 22nd January 2023

Interview Date:
TBC
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