Parental Outreach Worker
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,490 to £36,870 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 2541_1750937647 |
Summary
Salary: £32,490 - £36,870 per annum
Grade: D
Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2026
37 Hours per week
The role involves providing a range of high quality universal and targeted family services that meets the needs of families. Involving parents/carers in their children's learning and supporting parents to access the whole range of Family Hub services are integral aspects of the role.
Key Experience and Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with both young children and their parents/carers.
- Ability to work and liaise with a variety of agencies.
- Ability to work with members of the local community.
- Ability to plan, deliver and evaluate a range of services for families and their children.
- Ability to identify targets areas and implement appropriate interventions under the direction of the Family Hub manager.
- Ability to be flexible to work across borough where the service need requires and to cover for holidays, sickness and other requirements.
- Good organisational skills.
- Computer literate.
- Ability to demonstrate a high standard of childcare practice in order to act as a role model for developing parenting skills.
- Ability to keep concise accurate case notes and to prepare reports for reviews, case conferences or other requests.
- A valid full UK driving licence and use of a car to travel across the borough.
- Experience of planning age appropriate activities.
- Experience of supporting parents in children's learning.
- Experience of supporting, developing and encouraging people.
- Experience of working with targeted families.
Qualifications essential to the role -
Child Care qualification equal to NVQ Level 3
An Enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check with Children's Barred List is required for this post.
If you have any queries regarding the post or interview dates, then please contact Amanda Jerman at Chadwell Family hub 01375 840433 or by email at
Advert Closing Date:
- Redeployment Only: 26th June 2025
- Internal and External: 6th July 2025
- Interview Date: 15th July 2025
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