School Ready Engagement Officer - Ref: Ch13623

School Ready Engagement Officers (3 vacancies) - Ref: CH13623
Salary G6: £27,803 - £32,076 per annum
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st March 2025
Please note we will not be accepting applications from those who have applied for this role in our previous advert.
Our Walsall Early Help Service have three fixed term full-time positions within the Early Help Team and Family Hubs Team. We're interested in:
• Enthusiastic applicants who are experienced in working with children and families.
• Applicants who are passionate about working with children and families early on, and those that have experience of working with the ‘not yet reached family’.
• Experience in Early Years would be beneficial including applications from those who have or who are providing early year’s family support and early interventions within and around community focused environments.
For this role, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team targeting family support and inclusion, providing specialist intervention for families with complex needs, striving for excellence within the Early Help Team from a universal focus 0-5 years as part of Family Hubs.
The ideal applicant will be passionate and enthusiastic about safeguarding babies and children and should have experience of working with families in the community in a variety of settings, including early interventions supporting babies and preschool age children to become School Ready. As well as a professional approach, you should have experience of working with children, young people, parents and carers and demonstrate the ability to work closely and cooperatively with colleagues. Applicants will need to have good communication skills, together with a willingness to extend their knowledge and skills.
If this is the challenge you are looking for, and you would like further information, please contact Natasha Gayle on natasha.gayle@walsall.gov.uk or Julie Hill on julie.hill@walsall.gov.uk
View Job Description and Employee Specification
Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information.
Closing date: 11th March 2024
Walsall Council takes seriously the responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all the children and young people entrusted to our care and it is our expectation that all staff will share this commitment. We will ensure continuous development and improvement of robust recruitment processes and procedures that promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce. Completion of an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check is a requirement for working with children and young people.
This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. The post holder will be required to communicate verbally with customers and provide advice and/or information in accurate spoken English.
For further reasons to join us, please visit: https://go.walsall.gov.uk/employee-benefits.