Location
London Borough of Newham

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£39,276 per annum

About the Role
You will be joining the Children’s Centre teams, playing a vital role in supporting families with children primarily aged 0-5. As a Family Engagement Worker, you will assess family need and develop family plans to improve outcomes through outreach, home visits, and delivery of evidence-based programmes. The focus will be on the home learning environment, parent-infant relationships, perinatal mental health, and parenting capacity. You may also support the delivery of universal group sessions depending on capacity within the children’s centre. This is a new and developing role where you will contribute to the development of practice guidance and recording. There are 5 full-time positions available across different children’s centres, starting in October or as soon as possible. The role is temporary for 6 months.

Experience
- Experience working with children aged 0-5, including those with emerging or additional needs
- Experience supporting families to achieve better outcomes

About you
- Passionate about supporting children and families in the community
- Commitment to working closely with parents as partners
- Motivated to collaborate with colleagues to create a positive learning environment
- Reflective in practice and interested in professional development
- Excellent written and spoken English skills and ability to use ICT
- Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding children
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion principles

Qualifications
- Level 3 Diploma (or equivalent) in Childcare, Health & Social Care or related field OR significant relevant experience