• Full time
• Hybrid
• £20.28 an hour

Role Purpose

• To take an active role in the Early Support model to ensure high quality direct work takes place with babies, very young children, children, young people and their families (referred to in this document as the ‘client group’) to improve their outcomes through the provision of early support services including; universal and universal plus group and individual work with the client group, This work will include: evidence based parenting programmes, health and education services, parent and child groups and out of school services.
• To be a champion in key areas of the service and act as a role model to peers and support well planned, quality evidence-based provision.
• To lead, with others, the planning of services for the age ranges 0-19 years across Early Support (up to 25years SEND) and take responsibility for supporting the activity plan across the service sites.
• To undertake holistic work in partnership with families, analysing needs and facilitating timely access to services and support

Addition for G7

• To provide Early Support key worker functions to client groups receiving targeted Early Support resources and those at risk of escalating challenges (age ranges 0-19/25 years).
• To undertake Early Support Needs Analysis (ESNA), using the agreed proforma, provide support to other practitioners, through positive role modelling, leading to positive outcomes for individuals and families.

Generic Duties

• To demonstrate a commitment to the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy and the ability to understand and implement the policy in relation to the job responsibilities
• To ensure compliance with your responsibilities as laid out in the council’s health and safety policy and take an active role in promoting a positive health and safety culture.
• To promote and participate in the council’s individual performance appraisal and development initiatives and information management best practice.
• To ensure compliance with the council’s information security policies and maintain confidentiality.
• In accordance with the Immigration Act 2016, where the role is customer-facing and the post holder is required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post
• To take responsibility for ensuring that all work undertaken in connection with assessment, planning, monitoring and review functions are undertaken in an efficient and effective manner which demonstrates a positive impact and outcome for children, young people and their families.
• To strive to achieve and maintain best practice standards in all aspects of the work undertaken and exercise sound professional judgements at all times.
• To seek direction, advice, guidance and support whenever necessary and appropriate and to act in accordance with safeguarding training, policies and processes
• To be responsive to User’s needs, comments, questions and complaints and co-operate with any investigation or resolution of dissatisfaction at a local level wherever possible.
• To participate in all Team meetings, activities and initiatives relating to service delivery and developments.

Main Duties / Accountabilities

To work individually and at times with others undertaking key worker functions / group leader to a defined designated number of children and families and:

1. Deliver high quality group practice and plan a range of engagements to improve, health and well-being, social and educational needs of our client groups.
2. Plan and deliver a full range of activity sessions using the relevant curricula. Plan and deliver evidenced based programmes, agreed workshops materials, and other planning to meet all children’s
3. Respond proactively to children’s and young people’s needs; modelling and demonstrating excellent practice in care, health and education, sharing a range of evidence-based knowledge, scaffolding children’s and young people’s learning through knowing and demonstrating appropriate adult strategies
4. Role model good practice to peers and parents to support them to better understand children and young people’s behaviours and needs
5. Be an effective and vigilant observer of children’s and young people’s learning and development, to support the identification of any potential health, care and learning needs that may need to be understood by staff and parents and may need the involvement of other
6. Communicate positively, supportively and effectively with parents/carers about their children’s and young people’s learning and development and as necessary under the guidance of Early Support Coordinator/Early Support
7. Contribute fully to successful achievements of the Early Support engagement model with target groups and achieving the agreed outcomes including a successful Children’s Centre Ofsted outcome, and Children’s Services Ofsted
8. To support with opening and locking buildings to ensure smooth running of the service
9. To follow policies to ensure the safe keeping of council property

1. To actively contribute ideas and suggestions towards the service planning Early Support model
2. To work flexibly as part of a team including participating and contributing in supervision sessions, staff training days and staff meetings.
3. To work positively and sensitively as a flexible member of the staff team, across a range of health, care and education sessions and projects for the client group operating within Early Support, this requires working with community groups, partners, and will include working evenings and Saturdays as part of working hours.
4. To liaise with other colleagues internal and external to ensure early identification and support is a priority to improve outcomes for our client group. Make requests in partnership with parents to other professionals or other services available to support families’ individual needs.
5. To support children prenatal -12 years, young people 12 – 19/25 years with their individual needs, including at times personal care and to modify activities to enable all children to access the activities/curriculum, encouraging independent skills.
6. To undertake a minimum of one champion role.
7. To keep accurate records, plans and impact evaluations of work involving the client group
8. To carry out other related duties within the Early Support services commensurate with the grade.
9. To safeguard all children by following Harrow Safeguarding Children Board guidelines and be able to write coherent, concise reports
10. To be responsible for undertaking and fully contributing to the planning of activities to engage families across the named Early Support sites, and in gathering evidence of impact through undertaking case studies, evaluations, observations and recording, working with peers in the process.
11. To prepare, offer, differentiate, manage and clear activities and follow the care of the centre document in sustaining the quality of the centre’s buildings.
12. To work with all Harrow Councils Children’s Centres and Youth Centres procedures pertaining to the Early Support model.
13. Use software systems to record work outputs, keyworker records.

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to rebeccabentum@carringtonblakerecruitment.com