Early Years Family Practitioner

Early Years Family Practitioner
Kensington and Chelsea
£22/hr

Full time role: 36/hrs a week
Start date: ASAP
AKTON recruitment is working closely with the local authorities and we are looking for an experienced Early Years Family Practitioner in the Kensington & Chelsea area. 3 - 6 months contract.
1.JOB PURPOSE:

• To plan, deliver and evaluate community and centre-based activities in support of children's learning, development and health including delivery of aspects of the healthy child programme.
• To advise parents/prospective parents on positive parenting skills including understanding and managing child behaviour, weaning and nutrition, play and stimulation, speech and language development, sleep management and toilet training, ensuring that advice is evidence based to facilitate school readiness and transitions.
• To support parents to develop new skills and abilities including parenting and opportunities to access adult education, training and employment. To be creative and innovative in the outreach and engagement of vulnerable groups who may be isolated and at risk of poor outcomes.
• To be proactive in the early identification of children with additional needs ensuring appropriate support is delivered for the child and family resulting in smooth transitions to school.
• To directly support the emerging Early Education and Childcare strategy specifically in relation to school readiness, take up of 2 year old and other funded childcare and assisting parents back into work.

2.DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:
1.To identify and make contact with disadvantaged, at risk and isolated families, including home visiting when required and encourage use of the hub services
2.To contribute to delivery of an emerging Early Education and Childcare strategy specifically in relation to school readiness, take up of 2 year old and other funded childcare and assisting parents back into work.
3. To establish and support a forum for parents accessing services through the Children's Centre and Family Hub model
4.To facilitate a wide range of groups across the age range to meet the identified needs of the community including parenting and providing support in the context of the healthy child programme
5.To provide stimulated, varied and age appropriate experiences for babies and young children within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, including crèche.
Essential:
* Level 3 early education/childcare qualification, working towards level 4
* This post requires a DBS disclosure
Essential:
* Committed to good customer care
* Excellent organisational skills
* Knowledge of issues relating to safeguarding vulnerable children, child protection issues and evidence of training completed
* Knowledge of parenting and childcare practice. Empowering families to develop solutions
* Rapport with parents and sensitivity to individual needs. Supportive and encouraging.
* Building strong working relationships with colleagues and partners
* Good communication skills, including reporting verbally and in writing
* Enthusiastic, creative and resourceful in engaging with families
* Understanding and skills working with families of various ethnicities and cultures and assessing needs
* Attention to detail, confidentiality, commitment to improving children's outcomes and reducing inequalities
* Networking and working collaboratively with colleagues and partners
* Experience of working as part of a team and working under pressure
* Successful experience of using IT databases
* Experience of implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage within an Early Years setting
* Experience of recording, assessing and evaluating information.
* Experience of interacting with children and parents/carers from a wide range of backgrounds
* Experience of working in a children's centre environment is desirable