Family Outreach Worker jobs

Two positions have become available to work in our Family Hubs. One role is located in East Bury, the other role is located in Prestwich. We welcome applications from candidates who speak local community languages and can help us engage effectively with families and communities we serve.

Purpose and Objectives of Post:

• To deliver stay-and-play sessions, courses, and home learning interventions across Family Hubs, homes, and outreach venues to support children’s development with a focus on children aged 0-5
• To engage with families in hard-to-reach communities, building trust and identifying needs early to provide timely support.
• To help families overcome barriers to accessing services by promoting local support and working with partner agencies.
• To empower parents with the skills and confidence to support their child’s learning and development.

Supporting Children and Families:

• To develop strong working relationships with voluntary and community organisations, and their leaders, to help families access trusted support and local services.

• To engage and build trusting relationships with families in hard-to-reach communities, particularly those facing barriers to accessing services.
• To identify the needs of children and families early and provide appropriate support or referrals.
• To deliver inclusive stay-and-play sessions, structured courses, and home learning interventions within Family Hubs, homes, and outreach venues.
• To support children’s development and school readiness by promoting effective home learning environments.
• To work in partnership with families to overcome barriers to accessing services and improve engagement.
• To promote awareness and uptake of local services, including Family Hub support and multi-agency provision.
• To collaborate with professionals and partner agencies to ensure coordinated and holistic support for families.
• To adapt delivery approaches to meet the diverse cultural, social, and individual needs of the community.
• To empower parents and carers with skills, knowledge, and confidence to support their children’s development.
• Promote early identification and early intervention to support children’s development and school readiness
• Deliver or support evidencebased interventions focused on communication, interaction and early learning.
• Empower parents and carers with strategies to support learning and development at home.
• To deliver a range of interventions, including stay-and-play sessions and courses, through Family Hubs and outreach venues to support children and parents.
• Work in partnership with early years settings, childminders and Family Hubs to embed inclusive practice.

Safeguarding and professional practice:

• Maintain a clear focus on safeguarding and child protection, following local procedures.
• Keep accurate and timely records of work undertaken.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation linked to Best Start in Life outcomes.
• Maintain accurate confidential and compliant records

Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week. Dependent on service requirements, you may be required to work on a rota basis.

About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.

Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.

As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way

Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.

If you have completed the GM Elevate (Leadership Development) Programme, please indicate this within the ‘About You’ or ‘Supporting Statement’ section of your application.

Next steps

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Samantha Mclaren s.mclaren@bury.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on - TBC