Early Help Co-ordinator (CDC)
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Doncaster
28/10/2024
Early Help Co-ordinator (CDC)
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Job details
Salary
Grade 8, £31,372 - £34,949 pro rata (pay award pending)
Contractual hours
18.5
Basis
Part time
Region
Doncaster
Job category/type
Childrens Social Work, Community
Date posted
14/10/2024
Job reference
REQ18436
Job description
Based at: Doncaster
Salary: Grade 8, £31,372 - £34,949 pro rata (pay award pending)
Contract type: Temporaray, Part time, 18.5 hours per week
Closing Date: 28th October 2024
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post
The City of Doncaster Council is a confident, ambitious organisation which puts improving the life of its residents at the centre of everything we do. You have an opportunity to be part of this in the role of Early Help Co-ordinator.
This post is on a part time basis and temporary until 31st March 2025. This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills and knowledge and help embed the Early Help Strategy across Doncaster.
Doncaster Council are looking for an Early Help Co-ordinator to work within the East Locality to work in the Partnership & Families Triage Team, delivering an all-age people centred approach through the locality model and Think Families programme. The primary focus is to achieve improved and sustainable outcomes for children, young people, vulnerable adults and families through swift access to information, advice and guidance or early intervention and prevention support.
The role involves working across the Partnership to support children, families and communities with the early help offer, assisting with screening of families and supporting Lead Practitioners and families, by delivering local help within your locality and supporting the wider teams within Your Place. Additionally, you will be role modelling good practice and delivering training to Lead Professionals.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with partners to support, children, families and communities with the early help offer, assisting with screening of families and supporting lead practitioners, by delivering local help within your locality and supporting wider teams within Your Place.
Additionally experience in negotiating case allocation, making key decisions to manage risk and coordinate interventions to ensure all clients are safeguarded, through the application of child and adult thresholds, supporting family’s criteria and contextual safeguarding practice.
In return for your hard work and dedication, we can offer you the chance to be part of a great team dedicated to ensuring that all people in Doncaster thrive. You will also have access to a variety of attractive employee benefits including competitive leave entitlement, a generous local government pension scheme, a wide range of well-being support and development opportunities. You will also have access to a range of staff discount and benefits schemes. More information on the benefits available to you as a City of Doncaster Council employee can be found in the attached benefits book.
Please ensure you view the job summary and job profile as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
If you require support with completing the application or with interview skills in general, please contact the Advance team via email advanceemploymenthub@doncaster.gov.uk or visit their website www.advancedoncaster.co.uk for further details.
Shortlisting and interview dates to be confirmed.
For further details or an informal chat please contact:
Charleen Woodrow Tel: 01302 736336, charleen.woodrow@doncaster.gov.uk
This post involves working with children and therefore if successful you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service records check at an enhanced level. Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check
Doncaster Council is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community where we strive to improve the quality of life for all. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share these commitments.
City of Doncaster Council is a disability confident employer committed to a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We offer interviews to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job, are flexible when assessing people so disabled applicants have the best opportunity to demonstrate they can do the job and make reasonable adjustments as required.
English fluency duty under the Immigration Act 2016 - As you are applying for a customer facing role, you must have the ability to converse easily with customers and provide advice/guidance in accurate spoken English.
Early Help Co-ordinator (CDC)
