Senior Early Help Practitioner
Children's Services

SWINTON GATEWAY
100 CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON
M27 6BP

Senior Early Help Practitioner
Grade: 3C, £29,363 to £32,029
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 26th April, 23:59

Do you want to be part of a team that asks workers to be creative, that involves everyone in big changes and new, exciting ways of working?

Do you want to be part of something new and exciting that will enrich your CV and give you the opportunity to gain skills in front line delivery, as well as service design and strategic thinking? 

About us
Salford Early Help Services is a developing service; it is a service at the heart of the local authorities’ commitment to support families in the early stages, preventing their needs escalating to a higher level. We are committed to working with families in an asset-based way: utilising the Salford Family Partnership Models way of working to support families in moving forward. 

About the role
The role of Senior Early help Practitioner is crucial to the smooth delivery of the services. You will be supporting staff and families in an asset-based approach, enabling and empowering the families to make sustained robust changes, thus improved outcomes for children and families.

Our early help practitioners will work with families from conception to teenage years. You will work from one of our early help hubs in Little Hulton, Swinton, Eccles and Broughton. These hubs include resources such as children centres offering the Salford Early Years Delivery Model and family support services working with families in the home and community in an asset-based way ensuring positive outcomes. Your role will be key in supporting the front-line workers as part of the management team.

We would like to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates to help us create an exciting, dynamic and diverse workforce. 

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.docx
Working for Salford.pdf

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £11.00 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad continuously or in total for 3 months or more over the last 5 years, or 12 months or more over the last 10 years, whilst aged 16 or over. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants.  

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion.  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr.
Location
Swinton Gateway
Vacancy Description
 
SWINTON GATEWAY
100 CHORLEY ROAD
SWINTON
M27 6BP

Senior Early Help Practitioner
Grade: 3C, £29,363 to £32,029
Working hours: 36 hours per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 26th April, 23:59

Do you want to be part of a team that asks workers to be creative, that involves everyone in big changes and new, exciting ways of working?

Do you want to be part of something new and exciting that will enrich your CV and give you the opportunity to gain skills in front line delivery, as well as service design and strategic thinking? 

About us
Salford Early Help Services is a developing service; it is a service at the heart of the local authorities’ commitment to support families in the early stages, preventing their needs escalating to a higher level. We are committed to working with families in an asset-based way: utilising the Salford Family Partnership Models way of working to support families in moving forward. 

About the role
The role of Senior Early help Practitioner is crucial to the smooth delivery of the services. You will be supporting staff and families in an asset-based approach, enabling and empowering the families to make sustained robust changes, thus improved outcomes for children and families.

Our early help practitioners will work with families from conception to teenage years. You will work from one of our early help hubs in Little Hulton, Swinton, Eccles and Broughton. These hubs include resources such as children centres offering the Salford Early Years Delivery Model and family support services working with families in the home and community in an asset-based way ensuring positive outcomes. Your role will be key in supporting the front-line workers as part of the management team.

We would like to encourage applications from a diverse range of candidates to help us create an exciting, dynamic and diverse workforce. 

Job Description.doc
Person Specification.docx
Working for Salford.pdf

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check – currently £44.00. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £11.00 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £44.00.

Please be aware overseas checks will be required if you have lived or worked abroad continuously or in total for 3 months or more over the last 5 years, or 12 months or more over the last 10 years, whilst aged 16 or over. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants.  

Continuous service commitment
New employees can now keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others.

Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer and a Stonewall Diversity Champion. We understand how hard it can be to combine caring for a loved one with work so we aim to provide support and flexibility to balance family and caring responsibilities with work https://greater.jobs/content/9189/diversity-and-inclusion.  

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in the council’s primary Recruitment and Employment Privacy Notice which can be found at https://www.salford.gov.uk/gdpr.