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North-East Derbyshire & Bolsover – 1 part time post – 18.5 hours per week on a permanent contract. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Family Help Team, Children’s Services Department for dynamic and committed individuals to provide direct and practical support to children and families with a wide range of complex and often challenging needs.

• Build trust and confidence with vulnerable families
• Improve and maintain independence of children and families
• Support parents/carers to manage their child’s routines
• Influence parents/carers to make sustained changes to improve and enhance quality of life
• Work with colleagues to deliver provision that meets the needs of children and families
• Motivate and inspire parents/carers to address concerns about neglect
• Working as part of the Family Help team and to ‘Think Family’ in their engagement with families whilst following safeguarding procedures.

What will I be doing:

• Compiling action plans with measurable targets to co-ordinate support for families who are working with a variety of partner agencies.
• Tracking the individual progress of a child and cohorts of children where appropriate, measuring development and school readiness.
• Deliver specific intervention programs and evidenced based programs targeted towards children at risk of developmental delay such as the Every Child a Talker (ECaT) programme.
• Delivery of programs to assist parents in their parenting, such as the Solihull approach, understanding your child.
• Providing advice and signposting to parents/carers.
• Keeping clear, concise, and accurate records on the council’s recording systems.
• Report writing and completion of key documents such as safeguarding case conference reports to assist in collating essential evidence gathering to ensure decisions can be made to keep children safe.

What skills and experience do you need to have: 

• Be enthusiastic, versatile and self-motivated with the ability to work well as part of a team. 
• Have experience of working with children and families
• Able to problem solve and proactively work with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills with attention to detail
• Understanding of and implementation of safeguarding procedures.
• Excellent IT skills 

What we offer you:  

• 25 days of annual leave plus another 5 once you reach 5 years of continuous service (pro rata).
• Flexi time working.
• Generous local government pension scheme.
• Guaranteed incremental annual pay increase.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Discounts at selected county leisure centres
• and much more! 

We are always pleased to hear from talented people so if you're looking to join a dynamic team and have the skills and experience we are looking for, then we would like to hear from you.

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.