Community Group Facilitator

JOB TITLE:

Community Group Facilitator

Location:

everyFAMILY Responsible to:
Director of Partnership and Community Development Salary £29,096.32 pro rata Hours per week: 18 hours over 3 days

JOB PURPOSE:

To offer services which will secure better outcomes for children and support parents/carers of vulnerable young children aged 0–18 years and their families so that they are healthy, stay safe, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution and achieve economic wellbeing.

The Community Group Facilitator will encourage and enable local parents/carers and children to participate in and benefit from everyFAMILY services identifying and responding to unmet needs. This would include working with parents/carers who might not otherwise access services.

To work together with families and to facilitate/support family groups and or, accompany on home visits and support in the community depending on identified individual need.

Design, set up, and run weekly play-based activities, crafts, storytelling and group circles tailored to developmental stages. Model positive parent-child interactions, offer gentle guidance and create a welcoming, non-judgemental space for adults to connect.

Child observation and Safety, monitor children’s social, emotional and physical well-being, maintain a safe environment and follow safeguarding protocols.

To facilitate group sessions where parents/carers can collectively identify common needs and explore available signposting routes and support strategies together.

To recognise and value the diversity and individual circumstances of families and take account of the family members’ individual needs including their ethnic origin, culture, religion and language in all the support provided.

To provide specific support to parents/carers and their children, respecting confidentiality at all times. This will include supporting families with young children with issues such as post-natal depression, child development and domestic abuse.

To introduce parents/carers to local services and activities relevant to the needs of their children and themselves. To advocate on behalf of parents/carers when necessary in order that they can be supported to receive services and benefits to which they are entitled.

Track attendance, record observations, collect feedback, and manage equipment set up and pack-down. Maintaining and ensuring cleanliness of group.

To work with a range of colleagues and agencies linked to everyFAMILY in providing support to parents/carers, sharing information about services for families with young children and keeping up-to-date about local services and activities.

To promote the services offered by the everyFAMILY through a programme of outreach work and represent everyFAMILY at community events.

To contribute to multi-agency initiatives as appropriate to discuss local policy and practice issues.

To empower parents/carers to actively contribute to and participate in the planning, delivery, evaluation and management of everyFAMILY services through involvement in the parents/carers forum and/or opportunities for parents/carers participation to inform decision making.

Contribute to the effective monitoring and evaluation of Local and City Wide everyFAMILY and identify and respond to areas of unmet need.

To promote everyFAMILY and other services in the area, to ensure parents/carers are aware of support and advice available to them and feel confident about accessing these services.

To maintain clear records of all work with families, following agreed systems for recording, monitoring, filing and following up work.

To undertake appropriate continuing…