Early Years Worker / SENCO (10841)

The post holder will be working as part of a new Barnardo's ‘Stronger Together' team, working in partnership with Brent Family Wellbeing Centres to provide out-reach support to local families.

Stronger Together team consists of early years workers and family support assistants and provides early help and  support to  children aged 0-18 years and their families. 

We are seeking a passionate and motivated Early Years Worker/ SENCO, to provide family mentoring work as part of this new team, together with the wider Brent Family Well-Being Centre teams. The over-arching aim is to engage with young children and their families on a one-to-one or group basis, using a variety of interventions both in the home, community and/or at the centres, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.  The EYW/SENCO will assist the work of Brent family support workers, providing a mentoring role to families to make good progress that will affect great outcomes for some of the most vulnerable children and families living in difficult and sometimes, complex situations.

Initial specific duties:

• To offer a range of services via sessional support groups or signposting to support families identified by the Family Wellbeing Hub.
• Provide preventative and early intervention services to families with children 0-18yrs that are experiencing challenging situations/ circumstances
• To contribute to the overall ethos, work and aims of Barnardo's Stronger Families theme, strategically aligned to the Brent Family Well-Being Centres.

Please see the attached person and profile specification for the essential criteria relating to this post and the additional information sheet for more specific details and qualification requirements.

Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements.

37 hours per week, including occasional weekend and evening working

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Barnardo's is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce for staff and volunteers. We actively encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic and male candidates as they are under-represented within Barnardo's.