Early Years Outreach Worker

The Early Years Outreach Worker position centres on supporting the delivery of Baby Club activities to meet the health and development needs of children and families who attend. It would suit someone who can bring warm, reliable, and clear in communication to the role.

Who the work supports

The working pattern for this role is weekdays 9am - 4.30/ 5pm but may include some occasional evenings. Undertake follow up visits to families who are seen to have not engaged with the service at the Health Visitor mandatory visits.

How support shows up

Supporting the delivery of Baby Club activities to meet the health and development needs of children and families who attend. Provide crèche facilities for under 5s while their parents/carers participate in parent focused activities/programmes. Provide and promote Stay & Play sessions for target families that promote child development.

The approach that fits

Warm, reliable, and clear in communication.

What needs to be in place

• Make effective links to family support ensuring all relevant information is shared, as appropriate, in relation to the children and parents.
• Ensure suitability, safety and cleanliness of toys and other equipment, replenishing the supply of toys as required within the constraints of the budget.
• A full driving licence and use of your own vehicle would be an advantage.

Job details

• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our Buy Your Leave scheme.
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension.
• Barnardo's is directly managing 4 of those districts and we are seeking to recruit a Part Time - 29.6 hours per week – Early Years Outreach Worker for Ladywood District.
• For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023.