Family Support Worker - Home-Start Kirklees

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Home-Start Kirklees.

Home-Start Kirklees is a family support charity, helping families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We help families with isolation, bereavement, mental health issues, financial insecurity and many more. Our local network of trained volunteers and paid expert staff help families with young children throughout their toughest times. Our vision is to be a society in which every parent has the support they need to give their children the best start in life.

We have one vacant post available for a part time Family Support Worker, who will work closely with our referred families and offer support and guidance around raising their children and their own parenting needs. The post holder work across Kirklees and support will be given under the guidance of Home-Start Co-ordinators. You will need to liaise closely with various statutory and voluntary organisations. The position will report to the Senior Co-ordinator and Senior Management Team.

Essential requirements include:

• Experience of caring for young children
• Experience of working with families and/or volunteers
• Ability to work as part of a team with supervisory support
• Understand confidentiality and professionalism in the workplace
• Car driver/owner (expenses will be paid)
• Experience of working with vulnerable groups and ensuring safeguarding practice is embedded and adhered to

Home-Start Kirklees is committed to a policy of equality and diversity which respects the identity, rights and value of all individuals. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff working with these groups are expected to share a commitment to this. You will be expected to report any concerns relating to the safeguarding of children and/or young people in accordance with agreed procedures. If your own conduct in relation to the safeguarding of children or young people gives cause for concern, Home-Start Kirklees child protection procedures will be followed, alongside implementation of the charity’s disciplinary procedure.

Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check at enhanced level and the receipt of appropriate references.

Please do not send CVs.

For an application pack, please contact us on 01484 421925 or email us at  info@homestart-kirklees.org.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 9th December 2022 at noon.

Interviews for this post will be held on Tuesday 10th January 2023.

Home-Start Kirklees, 1st Floor, Bates Mill, Colne Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3AG.

Home-Start Kirklees Registered Charity Number 1099770.