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Salary

From £15,725 to £15,725 per year + £15,725 per annum

Location

Cleveland

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

4Children is currently advertising for the job role of Children's Centre Support Worker based in Stockton.
Salary: £15,725 per annum
Location: Stockton.
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: 9th May 2012

Job Purpose:

* To support the effective day to day running of Children's Centre Services. 4Children Children's Centres deliver services to support families with children under 5. Services include both universal and targeted support through group work and one to one interventions.
* The postholder will provide effective support and personal assistance to the Children's Centre Co-ordinators to support the delivery of services to improve outcomes for families and have a positive impact on their lives.

Job Activities:

* To assist with the co-ordination, administration and promotion of the Children's Centre and the services it offers.
* Office duties including word-processing, photocopying and printing, filing, mailouts, correspondence, telephone calls, finance including petty cash and procurement.
* To consult with children, families and other partners to evidence need and identify gaps in services.
* To facilitate services within the Children's Centre, ensuring health and safety and safeguarding policies are adhered to at all times.
* Gathering and collating statistical information for monitoring purposes for 4Children and Commissioners.
* To accurately maintain and update data management systems used by 4Children including the Estart database.
* To work with Partners and Colleagues in planning, booking and delivering services within the centre. Liaising with the Mobile Early Educators Team (MEET) to book cr ches where necessary.
* To be the first point of contact for all Children Centre visitors, especially children and families. Dealing with and recording general enquiries, providing advice and support where necessary.
9. To participate in the planning and evaluating of all services. To record evidence of impact through tracking and case studies.

10. To work with families registered with the Children's Centre, to establish a starting point using a range of methods including Soft Outcomes Universal Learning (SOUL) and to track their journey and progress.

11. To ensure the Children's Centre Building / Outreach site is fit for purpose in line with 4Children's policies.

12. To support the Governance of the Children's Centre.



Job Activities - Standard Terms Common to all Job Descriptions

1. To promote the organisation's Equal Opportunities policies.

2. To promote the organisations quality systems including Investors in People policies

3. In discharging the duties of the post to have due regard for the provisions of Health & Safety at Work legislation, as detailed in the Health & Safety manual.

4. To undertake such additional duties as required which are commensurate with the grade and responsibilities of the post.


PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential

1. General office experience, including setting up and maintaining office systems

2. Good verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to produce concise and accurate reports.

3. A flexible and enthusiastic manner, with a go getting attitude.

4. Experience of working with a wide variety of people and organisations.

5. A methodical and efficient approach to tasks, with good attention to detail and the ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.

6. A good level of computer literacy, including word-processing and inputting data, plus a willingness to expand knowledge and training.

7. Excellent organisational skills.

8. Ability to prioritise own workload and meet deadlines whilst under pressure, working in a fast moving/changing environment.

9. An understanding of the issues concerning equal opportunities and a commitment to working within an equal opportunities environment.

10. Appreciation of the importance of customer care.

11. Experience of working with children and families.
PRINCIPAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

CHILDRENS CENTRE SUPPORT WORKER

1. Hours of Work
35 hours per week

2. Duration of Contract
Long Term

3. Holidays
30 days per year (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays. 2 days of your annual leave entitlement will need to be taken at the Christmas period.

4. Salary
£15,725 per annum
The appointment of Children's Centre Support Worker is at 4Children Grade 2. Grade 2 commences at scale point 14 (£15,725 per annum) and rises to scale point 20 (£18,453 per annum) via incremental progression. 4Children currently uses the National Joint Council (NJC) local authority scale rates. The NJC pay scales are increased on 1 April annually.

5. Method of Pay
Salaries are paid by direct debit into the staff member's nominated bank account on the 15th day of each month.

6. Place of Work
Stockton

7. Benefits
The organisation has an occupational sick leave and sick pay scheme. We operate family friendly policies including dependency leave and job share and part-time working opportunities. We have a comprehensive benefits scheme which includes an employer's contribution to pension of up to 6%, a life assurance scheme and childcare vouchers.

8. Trade Unions
The organisation has a recognition agreement with Unite for Union