Website Streatham and Norwood Better Start Area
Better Start Worker sought for Streatham and Norwood Better Start Team
Salary: NJC Scale SO2 – points 27 to 29 (£40005 to £41286 per annum)
Hours: Full-time
Year Round?: Yes
Permanent?: Yes
To Start: As soon as possible
For Further Details or to Arrange a Visit: Please contact the team by email at [email protected]
To Apply: All applications must use the forms supplied below and be submitted using the ‘Apply for Job’ button below, unless an ‘External Link’ appears below – please do not submit CVs, as these cannot be accepted.
Applications Close: noon, Friday 27th September 2024
Shortlisting: week beginning Monday 30th September 2024
Interviews: week beginning Monday 30th September 2024
Job Description:
Lambeth Better Start Workers play a key role in providing early help and support to young children and their families in Lambeth.
In this role, you will hold a caseload of families and will work alongside them using the Family Partnership Model (FPM), you will also be responsible for the direct delivery of parenting programmes together with other Better Start colleagues.
We can offer:
- a supportive leadership team within the Streatham/Norwood area working
- alongside a committed team
- an opportunity to be creative and inspire others
- commitment to supporting your professional development
You will have:
- experience of working with children under five and their families to provide early
- help and support
- experience of delivering structured evidence based parenting programmes.
- experience of tracking and maintaining high quality accurate casework on EISi systems.
- a friendly, calm and supportive approach
- excellent oral and written communication skills
- worked as part of a supportive, flexible and busy team and willing to take on new
- responsibilities and challenges.
- Good at problem-solving, have a “can-do” attitude, and work well under pressure.
- enthusiasm for continuing your own professional development