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Family engagement officer

JOB SWITCH LTD
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Uxbridge, Buckinghamshire UB8 1DH, England

Salary

£26,000 - £31,200 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role involves engaging families at the service entry point and managing front-of-house operations at a children's centre.
  • Candidates should have GCSE qualifications, including English and Maths, along with a First Aid at Work qualification.
  • Demonstrable experience in a team within a busy, multi-agency environment and familiarity with ICT software is required, particularly in a children's centre setting.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to manage and input data are essential, along with being flexible to meet service needs.
  • The position offers a salary of £XX, and candidates should have at least 2 years of relevant experience.

To engage families at the point of entry to the service and build and maintain positive working relationships with service users, both at the centre and in the community, enabling their access to the locality offer.

To provide the day to day front of house management and administration functions for the centre.

To be confident in using databases and inputting information.

1. QUALIFICATIONS

Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) including English and Maths

First Aid at Work qualification

2. STATUTORY or ROLE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service - postholder will be assigned to one establishment but may occasionally be required to cover other sites

3. EXPERIENCE

Demonstrable experience of working effectively as part of a team in a busy, multi-agency environment

Experience of using a range of ICT software systems and packages

Experience of working in a children's centre

Experience of working with families with complex needs

4. KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Excellent ICT skills and the ability to learn new systems as required

Ability to be the 'superuser’ with regard to the children’s database, supporting the wider staff group to make best use of the resource.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to respond effectively to a wide range of enquiries

Ability to produce documents to a high quality, paying particular attention to grammar and spelling

Ability to be flexible and prioritise work to meet deadlines

Ability to effectively enter, amend and quality assure data, observing the need for confidentiality

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.