Children's Navigator - Gen; part-time

Children's Navigator, Next Gen (Canvey Island)

Primary schools across Canvey Island, with travel between schools and occasionally to Socata House, Westcliff-on-Sea

Vacancy listed
05/10/2026

• Plan and deliver one Year 5 course and one Year 6 course at each Canvey Island primary school, in a half-termly rotation. Each course runs for five weeks with a group of six to eight children.
• Deliver engaging, age-appropriate sessions that build emotional wellbeing, confidence and resilience, during or after the school day.
• Adapt sessions and resources to meet the needs of each group, including children with emerging or unmet special educational needs.
• Plan and deliver a Year 6 summer transition group in the first two weeks of the school summer holidays, for pupils who may need extra support with their move to secondary school.
• Where agreed, support the development and delivery of a course for children in elective home education.
• Be familiar with each school's security, evacuation and risk assessment procedures and maintain a high level of safety during every session.

• Use September each year to set up referrals and plan the year's delivery with each school.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with school staff across all ten Canvey Island primary schools.
• Receive referrals from schools and check that children meet the Additional Needs (Level
  2) threshold, using the Effective Support Windscreen, and are not already receiving specialist or statutory support.
• Make sure parental consent is in place before a child starts a course.
• Contribute to Team Around the Family meetings and Early Help Plans where helpful.
• Share feedback with schools at the end of each course, in line with consent and data protection requirements.

• Work closely with the Family Navigator so that parents and carers of participating children are offered telephone triage and parenting support.
• Keep parents and carers informed about their child's course and encourage their involvement.
• Identify children and families who may benefit from additional support and signpost them to appropriate services.

• Follow City Family's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and the SET Child Protection Procedures at all times.
• Supervise children during sessions and protect them from dangerous or harmful situations.
• Record and report any safeguarding concern promptly to the Designated Safeguarding Lead or a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead.
• Record any accidents or incidents and keep any other records that may be appropriate.
• Work within City Family's Code of Conduct and Professional Boundaries Policy.

• Keep accurate, up-to-date records on City Family's case management system.
• Collect course outcome measures, including children's self-reported and teacher-reported emotional wellbeing and school feedback on children's regulation in class.
• Track referrals by school, course completion and reasons for non-completion.
• Contribute to monitoring reports for funders, including case studies and impact statements as required.
• Comply with UK GDPR and City Family's data protection policies.

• Attend supervision, team meetings and training, including City Family's mandatory training.
• Provide support to other areas of City Family where needed and agreed, including group co-facilitation.

• Current or recent experience of working directly with children aged 5 to 11, in a school, youth or community setting.
• Experience of planning and delivering group sessions for children.
• A sound understanding of child development and children's emotional wellbeing.
• A sound understanding of safeguarding procedures.
• A…