We are Recruiting 2 X Family Group Workers (Term-Time)

Job Title: Family Group Worker (Term-Time) for the Home-Start Omagh Outreach Project (HOOP)

Family Group Schedule (subject to change):

• Dromore/Trillick Families: Sessions scheduled for Monday
• Beragh/Sixmilecross Families: Sessions scheduled for Wednesday
• Coolnagard Families: Sessions scheduled for Friday

Hours of Work: 15 hours per week, term time only,  4-year fixed term contract. (This post has been funded by the National Lottery Community Fund NI)

Salary: Scale 3, SCP point 5, £24,790 per annum pro-rata, £12.85 per hour

Responsible to: Family Group Coordinator

Purposes of the job

• To work in partnership with parents/carers, to enable them to identify their needs and achieve better outcomes for their children.
• To support families who have at least one child, under 5, through the delivery, organisation and facilitation of family group and family training and information sessions.

Main Responsibilities

 Supporting the work of the Scheme

• To set up the playroom before the group commences and clean, tidy and put away equipment when the group finishes.
• To establish a secure stimulating varied programme of play (including stories, art and craft etc) for the children within the Family Group, always ensuring their safety and well-being.
• To involve parents in activities with their children and encourage them to continue this involvement at home.
• To be responsive to parents and children, building positive relationships with them and where possible to assist parents in responding to children’s behavioural problems, being sensitive to the underlying reasons for such behaviour.
• To support families with issues they are experiencing.
• To help plan and take part in special events, learning opportunities and outings for the families.
• To keep up to date records on attendances and all other aspects of the Family Group.
• To be vigilant about the upkeep of equipment ensuring that good standards of hygiene are followed.
• To attend meetings, training and report on work on a regular basis.
• To liaise with families re attendance etc as required.
• Any other reasonable duties as required.

Downloadable Documents

Two forms are required to be submitted; the Application form and the Equal Opportunities form. If you have Microsoft Word available, you can download the MS Word versions and edit them locally. If you do not have MS Word available, you can download the PDF versions of these forms and print them.

Questions?

Please call us or send a message through our contact us page.