Family Worker

Family Workers

We are looking for 2 part time Family Workers to be part of the Rainbow Project.

Each post is for 20 hours a week

Post 1: half time post working predominantly with under 6's and their families
Post 2: half time post working predominantly with 7 - 16 year olds

All posts will be working to develop the partnership between An Baya schools and churches in the Penlee cluster to further support children and families.

Salary range
£23,000 – £26,000 pro rata

Complete the following 3 Forms:

1) Penlee Cluster Job Application Form

2) Penlee Cluster Safeguarding and Declaration of Criminal Conviction Form

3) Penlee Cluster Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Please send applications to Keno Toriello, Administrator, Penlee Cluster, Chapel Street, Penzance, TR18 4AP
email admin@penleecluster.org.uk

Application deadline: Friday 17th June at midday 12pm.

Interview dates:
Post 1 - Wednesday 22nd June starting at 9am, at Madron School
Post 2 - Friday 24th June starting at 12pm, at Playzon St John's church.

THE PROJECT

Penlee Cluster Churches and An Baya Primary Schools Federation are excited to announce the launch of a new project in Penzance and surrounding areas.

This innovative project will comprise of two children and family support workers working in both our church school and churches to support children and families in our church and school communities.

We are a nurturing Christian community where everyone is valued. We aim to enhance children’s life experiences both within and outside the classroom, inspiring ambition and hope.

Background

The area of work will be the Civic Borough of Penzance, which includes Penzance, Paul, Newlyn, Mousehole and Madron.

Penlee Cluster and An Baya have an established successful working relationship with children’s and families’ wellbeing at its heart. Our vision statements encapsulate our Christian vision of inclusion, building community and partnerships working; Reaching out and Together we can make a difference.

We are aiming to grow this partnership and to further develop support and opportunities for children and families over the next 3 years.

Penlee Cluster and An Baya Primary Schools serve a diverse Cornish population that includes some of the most deprived areas in England *:

• Penzance : Penzance Treneere, Penzance St Clare & Town and Newlyn Harbour and Gwavas most deprived 0 - 10% of Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA)

• Penzance Chyandour and Eastern Green, Hayle South and High Lanes, Penzance Wharfside & Town are in the most deprived 10-20% LSOAs in England

• Penzance Wherrytown, Penzance Promenade, Pendeen and Morvah, Penzance Battlefields, Madron and Zennor, Marazion and Perranothnoe most deprived 20 - 30% of LSOAs

*Source Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Corestats Cornwall LA and DFE PP

Team

Working collaboratively and successfully with a wide range of support services is strongly embedded in the ethos of both An Baya Primary Schools and Penlee Cluster churches.

The Family Workers will be employed by Penlee Cluster and will be an integral part of both school and church teams. The team leader of Penlee Cluster will be the line manager.

The family workers will be responsible to all stakeholders; Penlee Cluster, An Baya Primary Schools Federation and St Paul’s Trust, Penzance.

Aims of the project

To develop engagement with children and families at a transformative level:

· Greater engagement in out of school activities that will nurture community and have a positive impact on health and wellbeing

· Nurture self-esteem and positive relationships with family, community and the world we live in

To inspire, engage and empower children and families:

· Developing informed choices that will enrich the lives of families and the community making a positive difference together

To build aspiration with children and families:

· Widening horizons and inclusivity, ensuring that gender, race and sexuality is no barrier

· Increase economic well-being, living gently and creatively in a sustainable world to live ‘life in its fullness’

Outcomes

• Year on Year increase in the % of children and families taking part in out of school non-statutory provided by the project: 10% increase in Year 1, 10% in Year 2 and maintaining this level of involvement in Year 3.

• Wider engagement of children and families in church, school and community life

• Increased empowerment and involvement in community; children, parents, carers, school and church staff and community-involved decision making and offering skills, talents and time to others

• Increased involvement of children and families with Celtic Spirituality, Earth collective worship and family worship.

• Increased engagement of families in addressing food poverty, continuing to engage with FSM children and also providing different ways of engagement for families also affected by recent events. This work will include hungry parents, carers and children.

• Finding opportunities to share the model of working through engagement with the HeartEdge Community and other coastal community projects

Outline of the role

There are two posts involved in the project.

Post 1: half time post working predominantly with under 6’s and their families

Post 2 : half time post working predominantly with 7- 16 year olds

All posts will be working to develop the partnership between An Baya schools and churches to further support children and families.

Post 1: Family worker for 0-6’s : part time

	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Evidence of post 18 education in areas linked to any of the following : Teaching Social Care Counselling	Qualifications in other relevant areas Forest School Skill THRIVE/TIS Children’s Mental Health and Well being Youth work or children’s work certificate.
	Up to date knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding and knowledge of keeping children safe
Experience	Experience of involvement in coordinating a project and successful team working within an educational setting or voluntary sector
	Experience of working in schools or children’s work Experience of working with 0-6yr	Experience of inspiring and organising volunteers Experience of developing and building successful working relationships within a community Experience of working with parents and carers to develop skills
IT	Confident and skilled user of IT including social media platforms
Management skills	High levels of flexibility and organisational skills
Communication skills	Excellent interpersonal skills An effective communicator with children and adults combining excellent spoken and written communication skills with both individuals and group settings.
Christian Faith	Empathy with and deep understanding of Christian Faith in its broadest sense as a model for living. Able to take part in worship activities at both school and church	Able to develop engaging worship activities for families
General attributes	Working knowledge of safeguarding	Up to date training on Keep children safe in Education September 2020
	Highly empathetic
	The ability to plan and prioritise and manage their workload.
	The ability to engage with families and other agencies to seek practical solutions and promote positive outcomes
	Strong commitment to inclusion and supportive of diversity
	Respectful of matters of confidentiality
	Willingness to learn and proactive with own professional development
	Sensitive with a good sense of humour

Working pattern

· The working week can be very flexible and open to negotiation and change.

It is envisaged that it could be 5 days of 4 hours a day one of which will be either Saturday or Sunday.

· Annual leave of 20 days to be negotiated with line manager: pro rata

· 20 hours week with some evening work included in this.

The role will include:

Supporting and reaching out to families
Line managing volunteers along side the other family worker
Welcoming new families into our school and church communities
Helping with training and upskilling volunteers and holiday staff in conjunction with other family worker and church staff

Organising events for children and families including:

Helping to coordinate and run of Holiday clubs in school holiday times for 6 weeks of the year.
Growing volunteer base within the Penlee cluster in conjunction with the other half time family worker
Supporting volunteers working within the Penlee cluster conjunction with the other half time family worker and the Pastoral ministry team
Supporting and growing After School clubs at both churches and schools 3 times a week
Overseeing two Playzone sessions a week
Developing a Christian Nurture programme for under 6’s and families along with worship leaders, Readers and clergy
Develop material for website and social media.

Other duties commensurate with the salary as the project develops

Salary range : £23,000 – £26,000 pro rata

Post 2: : Family worker working with 7-16 yr old and families

Part time : 20 hours a week

	Essential	Desirable
Qualifications	Educated to post 18 level in areas linked to any of the following : Young and family work Teaching Social Care Counselling	Qualifications in other relevant areas Forest School Skill THRIVE/TIS Children’s Mental Health and Well being Youth work qualification Children’s work qualification Preforming arts experience
	Up to date knowledge of and commitment to safeguarding and knowledge of keeping children safe
Experience	Experience of working in schools or children/ youth work Experience of successful team working Experience of working with parents and carers to develop skills	Experience of developing and building successful working relationships within a community Experience of working with young adults
IT	Confident and skilled user of IT including social media platforms
Communication skills	Excellent interpersonal skills An effective communicator with children and adults combining excellent spoken and written communication skills with both individuals and group settings.
Christian Faith	Empathy with and deep understanding of Christian Faith in its broadest sense as a model for living Able to take part in worship activities at both school and church Able to assist in developing engaging worship activities for families
General attributes	Working knowledge of safeguarding	Up to date training on Keep children safe in Education September 2020
	Highly empathetic
	The ability to plan and prioritise and manage their workload.
	The ability to engage with families and other agencies to seek practical solutions and promote positive outcomes
	Committed to inclusion and supportive of diversity
	Respectful of matters of confidentiality
	Willingness to learn and proactive with own professional development
	Sensitive with a good sense of humour

Working pattern : pro rata

· The working week can be very flexible and open to negotiation and change.

It is envisaged that it could be 5 days of 4 hours a day one of which will be either Saturday or Sunday.

· Annual leave of 20 days to be negotiated with line manager: pro rata

· 20 hours week with some evening work

The roles will include:

· Supporting and reaching out to families

· Welcoming new families to our school and church communities

Helping to organise events for children and families

Assisting with Holiday club provision in school holiday times for 6 weeks on the year.

Supporting and working at Breakfast clubs in the church schools from time to time
Coordinating and supporting a Young Leadership training programme developing opportunities for young people
Supporting and growing After School clubs at both churches and schools
Overseeing family based Playzone sessions
Assisting with developing a Christian Nurture programme for children and adults conjunction with the other half time family worker, Readers and clergy
Developing material for website and social media.

Other duties as the project develops.

Salary range : £23,000 – £26,000 pro rata

Skills

5 week children holiday club either at main club or at satellite related clubs in the area
Set up, train volunteers and run “ Come rain come shine” family based summer holiday activities
Easter holiday 5 day holiday club and also Easter worship and nurture events
Christmas holiday 5 days holiday club, some family based activities, Christmas worship and nurture events
Plan and run 6 half day family activity events
Plan and run 4 Saturday family activity environmental events
Plan and run 4 Sunday Christian nurture activities for families
Forest School: possible training course to become an approved Forest School leader: West Penwith Area resource
In conjunction with church schools support breakfast club twice a week
Support Saturday or mid week ‘Who Let The Dads Out” group with additional activities
Godly play training undertaken
Continue contacts with organisations like Coach House, Truro and Penwith College and Duchy College.
Help with planning and running of termly RE focused days with schools in area: West Penwith Area resource
School assemblies and pre recorded internet worship: West Penwith Area resource
A range of focused activities based at the Penlee Cluster Playzone; West Penwith Area resource older children
Begin outreach through music work
Develop Two year old plus provisions : Working with under 4’s and parent : and developing a more cohesive approach
Help Develop Wild Wacky Worship

The posts will be subject to references and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

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