Job Description

Title: 			Early Years Outreach Worker (20 hours)
Salary:		NJC Point 3-4: £18,562 - £18,933 (pro rata) starting at Point 3
Base: 			Sure Start, Society Street
Responsible to:	Early Years Manager

Summary of Post:

The post holders will deliver:
•	home visits in order to extend learning and play experiences, and in response to individual needs identified by parents or an early years setting
•	sessions for parents and/or children in early years settings including group work, stay and plays and short programmes.    

Key Duties:

1.	To provide appropriate play and learning experiences for under fours and their parents, both in the home and in early years settings.

2.	To offer and deliver play resources and materials to parents, modelling good play practice.

3.	To visit families in their own homes and offer appropriate support in the specific areas of need eg play, transitions, Speech and Language, behaviour management.

4.	To support the wider partnership through the provision of play activities at events/groups/meetings

5.	To support early years groups as directed by the Line Manager.

6.	To promote Sure Start and encourage parents to participate in other services.

7.	To refer families to other Sure Start/Voluntary/Statutory services where appropriate.

8.	To maintain absolute confidentiality at all times.

9.	To be familiar with and operate within Child Protection Procedures.

10.	To maintain records of visits and provide statistics of work carried out.

11.	To be involved in Planning meetings and Sure Start Staff meetings.

12.	To adhere to Sure Start policies and procedures.

13.	Any other duties as required.

Personnel Specification

Essential Criteria:
•	NVQ Level II in Child Care and Development
•	GCSE English (or equivalent) at Grades A-C or Level 2 qualification in Literacy
•	Basic computer skills
•	Evidence of good written and spoken communication skills
•	Access to transport in order to fulfil the requirement of the post

Desirable Criteria:
•	To be a parent or have significant parenting experience
•	One years experience of working in a team in either a voluntary or paid capacity

Please note:  Applications will also be taken into account from applicants with relevant formal qualifications and considered by the selection panel to be of an equivalent or higher standard to those stated above.  If putting forward an equivalent qualification, please state the type of qualification and the date awarded.