Early Intervention Children's Support Officer

Contract Type: Fixed Term post until 31st December 2025 due to funding

Hours: Part Time - 25 hours per week

Location of post: Base is Port Talbot Civic Centre (hybrid working)

Workstyle : You will be a community based worker

We are currently looking for two confident and motivated individuals to join the Think Family Partnership in the new position of Early Intervention Children’s Support Officer.

The Think Family Partnership delivers services for children, young people and families in Neath Port Talbot with a focus on providing early help and support.

You will be responsible for working directly with children (predominantly but not exclusively 10 years of age and under) identified through Early Intervention and Prevention Panel to help address their specific needs and to encourage positive behaviours. You will work closely with the council’s Early Intervention parenting service to ensure consistent messages of support between children and their parents, providing children with the tools to improve their resilience, health and wellbeing.

The main duties of the post;

• To provide engaging support to a caseload of children, working from an agreed, co-produced plan for outcomes for the chid and family.
• To provide a broad range of support and activities to help children understand their behaviours and to encourage positive and sustainable changes.
• To attend EIP Panel to discuss support needs for children and how this could be addressed.
• To establish effective relationships with children and their carers, and facilitate regular opportunities to offer feedback on progress.
• To work closely with schools and education teams to help support the child’s ongoing engagement with learning.
• To be flexible with regards to working hours, including evenings and weekends, to ensure that support is provided at a time that is suitable for the child and family, and that helps support the identified needs.

You will have experience of;

• Working directly with children, young people and families
• Assessing needs and interpreting these into actions
• Working in partnership with other agencies
• Effective communication with different groups, including children and their carers.

Ideally you will have;

• A higher-level qualification - level 5 or above - in a relevant subject
• Knowledge and understanding of issues facing children, young people and families
• The ability to support a wide variety of behaviours with appropriate and positive responses.
• Excellent administration, IT and planning skills.
• The ability to speak Welsh

If you intend on applying for this position via a secondment opportunity, you must seek approval from your current manager before submitting an application form.

If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact Allison Harris at a.t.harris@npt.gov.uk

Closing date required: Monday 15th April 2024 Please note that there is a 3 day turnaround from when you complete the requisition on iTrent to when the job is published. Any queries could delay the publication of your advertisement.

DBS requirements:

• This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure

Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young peoples and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.

The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.

Welsh Language Requirements:

Welsh Language skills are desirable for the post.

Additional Information:

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans.

At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.

We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.

We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.