Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families is
recruiting a Fixed Term (September – December **Apply on the
website**), PART TIME EARLY YEARS FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER. One Family is
Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing
parenting, or separating. We provide support, information, and
specialist family support services to all members of all one-parent
families, as well as to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and
to professionals working with one-parent families. One Family’s
vision is that every family in Ireland will be cherished equally, and
will enjoy the social, financial, and legal equality to create their
own positive future.
PURPOSE OF ROLE:
The Early Years Family Support Worker will have a dedicated focus on
the needs of one-parent families parenting infants and young children
mainly aged * years. Our focus is on one parent
families who may have experienced unplanned pregnancy, isolation, and
loneliness, belong to ethnic minority communities, have the experience
of domestic violence, living in homelessness and be parenting alone or
sharing parenting with the child’s other parent/legal guardian.
This role will take an infant mental health approach, with a clear
focus on the social and emotional competence of the young child,
supporting the parent in meeting the needs of infants and young
children in reducing risk factors, and to prevent and/or ameliorate
emotional problems in later childhood/life.
The role will support the Organisation to maintain a focus on the
needs of infants and young children and their parents, parenting
alone, who form part of the diverse community of one-parent families
in Ireland today.
The role will contribute to ongoing learning and improvement in One
Family’s response to one-parent families actively parenting infants
and young children and increase our opportunities to work alongside
other professionals seeking to promote learning and implement best
practice models in responding to the needs of one-parent families.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
* Have a relevant third level qualification (Early Years or
associated qualification which is targeted at direct work with young
children), Social Care, Psychology, Community Work, Teaching, Creative
Therapy and have a minimum of 2 years post qualification experience
working with young children and parents.
* Have hands on experience of working in groups with young children
and parents.
* Have experience of delivering group-based programmes both in
person and on zoom, both manualised and informal.
* Have experience working in an interdisciplinary team.
* Have a client-focussed perspective.
* Be enthusiastic and motivated.
* Be well organised with good attention to detail.
* Have knowledge and hands on experience of working with people who
have the lived experience of being from ethnic minority communities,
domestic violence, homelessness, poor mental health, shared parenting,
parenting post separation and parenting alone.
* Have a working knowledge of Children First and Meitheal.
* Having a working knowledge of the HSE National Consent Policy and
how it applies dual consent in child and family settings.
* Excellent IT skills and capacity to engage with Salesforce,
process referrals and manage client files.
* Be eligible to be Garda Vetted.
EARLY YEARS FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER RESPONSIBILITIES
* Contribute to the provision of direct supports to children and
parents of one parent families parenting children who are primarily
* years old.
* Support referrals to Parent Family Support and signpost families
to relevant services to ensure parents have opportunities to access
information on rights/entitlements.
* To acquire dual consent where appropriate at point of referral,
for children moving into * supports.
* To take direction from the Practice Manager to engage referrers in
appropriate interventions in One Family.
* Deliver group-based and one to one support to both children and
parents (Stay and Play, Positive Parenting, Parent Support **Apply on
the website** (child development/behaviour/attachment), Social
Supports).
* To contribute to ongoing learning and improvement in One
Family’s response to one-parent families from ethnic minority
groups, those living with the experience of domestic violence,
homelessness and isolation and loneliness. This includes working
alongside other professionals and engaging with local and national
networks to enhance the quality-of-service provision for one parent
families.
* Maintain all quality/professional standards and codes of practice.
* Attend relevant internal and external supervisions and trainings.
* Maintain all relevant admin, monitoring and data collection.
* Follow all One Family’s policies and procedures.
* To contribute to evaluations, policy, reports, funding
applications etc as requested.
* To be line managed by the Director of Parenting & Professional
Development and take direction where appropriate on issues relating to
clients.
* To maintain the high professional and ethical standard in the
provision of care to service users established by the One Family.
This is a fixed term contract from Sept- Dec *,
Part-Time * hours per week in One Family, 8
Coke Lane, Smithfield, Dublin 7. Although this is a hybrid role, much
of the role will be carried out in person. The full-time salary scale
for this role is € *, *
- € *, * (pro rata for a
*-hour week) based on skills and experience.
Annual leave, supervision and other benefits will be provided. A
probation period shall apply as per One Family policies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
A cover letter and Curriculum Vitae addressing how you can fulfil the
requirements of this role should be forwarded to **Apply on the
website** by 5PM ON FRIDAY **APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**TH SEPTEMBER
**APPLY ON THE WEBSITE**. INTERVIEWS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PLACE SOON
AFTER.
One Family is an equal opportunity employer.
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Others
