Child and Family Centre Worker

We are looking for two motivated and enthusiastic part-time Child and Family Centre Workers to join our team in Fenland. This rewarding role focuses on improving outcomes for children and families, particularly those with children aged 0-5 years, by providing access to information, advice, guidance, learning opportunities and family support. 1 x 18.5hr post based in Chatteris 1 x 21.5hr post based in Wisbech Working as part of a multi-agency team, you will help deliver a range of universal and targeted services from Child and Family Centres, Family Hubs and community venues. While one role is primarily based in Wisbech and the other role primarily based in Chatteris, there will be an expectation to work across all Fenland centres and outreach locations as required. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting children and families, reducing inequalities and helping communities thrive.,

• Delivering engaging activities, support sessions and learning opportunities for children and families.
• Supporting families to access information, advice, guidance and local services.
• Facilitating group sessions and activities for parents, carers and young children.
• Building positive relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
• Encouraging and supporting families to engage with community activities and services.
• Maintaining accurate records, attendance information and evaluations.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure families receive the support they need.
• Promoting safeguarding, inclusion and the wellbeing of children, young people and vulnerable adults in all aspects of your work.
• Supporting the delivery of services across Child and Family Centres, Family Hubs and community venues throughout Fenland., Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
  
  You will be passionate about helping children and families achieve positive outcomes and be committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming and supportive service.
You will have:
• Experience of working directly with children aged 0-5 years and their families.
• Knowledge of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development.
• An understanding of safeguarding, child protection procedures and professional boundaries.
• Confidence in delivering group activities and engaging parents and carers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with a wide range of people.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Competent IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications and data recording systems.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• The flexibility to travel across Fenland and work occasional evenings and weekends when required.
If you are dedicated, approachable and enjoy making a positive difference to the lives of children and families, we would love to hear from you.

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes